Episode 15: Joe Strupp

President Trump was busy attacking the news media yet again yesterday, as he continues to claim any negative reporting about his administration is “fake.” Yes, this continues to be dangerous stuff, as the president is the zen master in breezily dismissing cold, hard fact as fanciful fiction. The future of journalism is at a crossroads, with constant credibility challenges from the highest office in the land. Joe Strupp, who has spent 30 years in journalism and recently penned a book called “Killing Journalism,” is this week’s guest on the Jaffe Podcast. He talks about the pressures for the news business to turn a profit, the prevailing laziness that allows the media to focus on the easy, “sexy” clickbait and how the media created its arch nemesis: Trump.