#Pecker described the types of people #tabloids typically use as sources: hotel workers, limo drivers, lawyers, etc.

#Trump's lawyers have tried to depict the ##NationalEnquirer #tabloid as a media company like any other. But Pecker's testimony that they practiced “#CheckbookJournalism," & his description of their editorial practices, undermines that argument.

#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney

“#CatchAndKill” is a term coined by old-time #tabloid editors for buying the exclusive rights to stories, or “catching” them, for the specific purpose of ensuring the info never becomes public.

In the world of #tabloid #journalism, where ethical lines are blurry, deciding what to publish & why is often a calculus that covers #favors doled out & #chits called in.

#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-catch-and-kill.html?smid=url-share