Trump's Defamation Suits and Threats; Meet Juilliard's President; Fewer Traffic Stops, More Accidents in NJ; Best Photo' 2024 Contest Winners

Coming up on today's show:

• Katie Fallow, deputy litigation director at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, offers legal analysis of the settlement between ABC and President-elect Trump, after the latter filed a defamation lawsuit against the news outlet and its anchor George Stephanopoulos, and what effect this and other threats and lawsuits by the president elect might have on the media.
• Damian Woetzel, president of The Juilliard School, talks about his commitment to making Juilliard more accessible and affordable, including an education program the school runs for younger students who come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in classical music.
• Tracey Tully, New York Times reporter covering New Jersey, For several months in 2023, the number of traffic-related tickets issued by New Jersey state troopers dropped dramatically — and crashes almost immediately increased. TT reports on her investigation into why police behavior changed, how it affects traffic safety and the criminal investigation the state AG has launched on the slowdown.
• Every year, The Brian Lehrer Show asks listeners to submit the best photo sitting on their phone. Laura Roumanos, executive director and co-founder of Photoville, and Edwin Pagán, photographer, filmmaker and Bronx-based photo-historian, co-founder of Seis del Sur, a photo collective of six photojournalism and documentary photographers of the South Bronx, talk about their favorite pictures from the set, and how they were emblematic of the year. Plus, this year's contest winners, talk about their winning photos.

This Year's Winners:

Weight of the World

(Zai)

"just another day, another display case, and another hour to kill"

(Valerie Ramshur)

Navy Yards figurine

(Taylor Mason)

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.