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‘I quit on the spot,’ says Governing editor after the magazine kills a free speech story to avoid angering Trump

  • By Alan Greenblatt
  • December 27, 2025

The day after Donald Trump returned to power, I gathered my staff to talk about how we would cover.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest

Are First Amendment protections under real threat?

  • By Alan Greenblatt
  • December 27, 2025

The story that Governing refused to print for fear of angering Trump (submitted for publication in September, 2025) The.

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