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With Spate Of Lawsuits, Trump Goes After US Media

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched a slate of lawsuits that critics worry could push media to self-censor (Credit: AFP)

In his first post-election news conference, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to "straighten out" the "corrupt" US press.

Before he's even taken office, he's already made efforts to shape the media in his favor -- tapping loyalists for publicly funded outlets and launching unprecedented lawsuits against newspapers and pollsters that observers worry are the signs of escalating intimidation and censorship tactics.

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