"Donald Trump never had the authority, or the political support, media moguls seemed to think he did", writes Jem Bartholomew in the Columbia Journalism Review and asks "what’s next for the outlets that capitulated?". In any case, he underlines, "much of the damage to journalistic institutions cannot be reversed". https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/misread-mandate-trump-midterms-gop-rebuke-defeat-media-moguls-60-minutes-cbs-news-paramount-ellison-weiss-capitulate-lawsuits-poltiical-support.php