The White House vs. the press
Whether it’s the Des Moines Register’s publication of an unfavorable election poll, a routine edit of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, or the Associated Press’s decision in its authoritative stylebook to continue to use “Gulf of Mexico,” Donald Trump and the White House have used executive authority and legal reprisals in an effort to punish and suppress press coverage that runs contrary to the administration’s preferred narratives.
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It appears Trump’s ban on The Associated Press just got worse
News commentary Poynter ·The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services' access to the president
News The Associated Press ·On MSNBC Prime, Angelo Carusone discusses how the Trump administration is systematically targeting news organizations that they consider 'oppositional'
News commentary Media Matters for America ·White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires
News NYT > Business > Media ·White House calls NPR and PBS a 'grift,' will ask Congress to rescind funding
News Ars Technica - All content ·Skydancing With Trump
News Status ·Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event
News The Associated Press ·Trump says CBS should lose license after ’60 Minutes’ segments on Ukraine, Greenland
News The Hill ·Donald Trump Again Lashes Out At CBS And ’60 Minutes’ And Urges FCC Chair To 'Impose The Maximum Fines And Punishment'
News Deadline Hollywood ·AP says journalists blocked from Oval Office after judge’s order
News The Hill ·In and Out of the Oval Office
News Columbia Journalism Review ·How I’m Teaching My Students to Report When Sources Are Afraid to Talk
News Columbia Journalism Review ·FCC’s Gomez (Correctly) Says Brendan Carr Is Abusing FCC Authority To ‘Censor And Control’ Journalists
News commentary Techdirt ·The Trump White House is now sitting on any reporters’ pool reports it finds unflattering
News Nieman Journalism Lab ·Trump Versus the Free Press
News commentary joycevance.substack.com ·The Pool Filter
News Status ·Trump Loyalist Judge Smacks Down Trump Admin Over Blocking The AP
News commentary Techdirt ·The AP’s win against Trump shows principles still have power in America
News commentary The Guardian - Media ·Judge in AP case stands up for the First Amendment; plus, protest coverage, and news you can’t use
News commentary Media Nation ·in brief
ABC News caved under Trump’s pressure; will others follow?
Owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times both killed plans by their editorial boards to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be president. Now ABC News is in Donald Trump’s legal crosshairs.
April 11, 2025