external In the Media April 2, 2018 In his op-ed, Joshua Sandman, scholar of the presidency and professor of political science, discusses Trump’s use of the media as a distraction tool while he continues to push his conservative agenda forward. https://www.theday.com/op-edguest-opinions/20180402/while-trumps-antics-distract-media-he-moves-his-agenda-forward news-all news-in-the-media year-2018 month-april