Penelope Colston

Freelance journalist

Freelance journalist

Penelope Colston on KCRW

Donald Trump was arraigned this week on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Russia arrests an American journalist. And Finland is deemed the happiest country on earth.

Is the media caving to temptation in giving Trump so much airtime?

Donald Trump was arraigned this week on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Russia arrests an American journalist. And Finland is deemed the happiest country on earth.

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