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Will Reporter’s Barricade Last?

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Article in The Wrap by A.J. Katz, 9/25/26

Headline:   “Trump’s War With the Press Keeps Escalating. How Long Can the Guardrails Hold? | Analysis”

Subhead:  “A court victory and an unusual show of media solidarity ended the latest White House standoff — for now”

“The Trump administration’s latest confrontation with the press ended, for now, with the institutional guardrails holding. But not for lack of the president trying to barrel his way through them.

“A federal judge on Thursday ordered the White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The major television networks stood together rather than replace CNN in the White House TV pool. . .”

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https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/trump-press-war-white-house-guardrails-analysis/

Report on Opposing Side?

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Article in Mediaite by Zachary Leeman, 9/25/26

Headline: “New York Times Hits Back at Critics Slamming Their Reporter for Attending Briefing With Iranian President”

“. . .The backlash got loud enough that New York Times spokesperson Nicole Taylor dropped a statement pushing back:

” ‘Our reporter Farnaz Fassihi is being unfairly criticized for attending a briefing with Iran’s president and foreign minister, a meeting she attended along with editors and reporters from major American and British new outlets. This is what newsgathering looks like; reporting conversations conducted with Iranian government officials is standard, legally protected journalistic work. Never before has a head of government attended the U.N. General Assembly while at war with the United States; our reporting on Tehran’s proposals provides the public with insight into Iran’s negotiating strategy and prospects for peace.’ . . .”

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/new-york-times-hits-back-at-critics-slamming-their-reporter-for-attending-briefing-with-iranian-president/

Press Cohesion Against Censorship

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Susie Banikarim, 9/25/26

Headline: “Solidarity, Finally”

Subhead:  “The press stands up for itself, together. Plus: A surrender to—not a settlement with—Paramount. . .”

“. . .This week, that collective power has finally been on display in a striking and heartening show of solidarity from the White House press corps. After President Trump banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House in a fit of pique, the WHCA was quick to issue a statement. ‘The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference,’ Jacqui Heinrich, a Fox News correspondent serving as the group’s president, wrote. . .”

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https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/trump-ban-press-solidarity-whca-white-house-correspondents-association-paramount-attorney-general-lawsuit-killer-story-sexton.php

New Media No-Fly List?

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Article in AP by Billie Golden, 9/25/26

Headline:  “CNN left off Air Force One for Trump’s upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction”

“The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications.

“The news organization was replaced by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative network, for the president’s trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, according to White House guidance. . .”

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https://apnews.com/article/white-house-media-ban-cnn-network-pool-c32504981ee2f5b3c137e57d9d36f33e

Not Allowed in WH Tonight to Cover Xi, but. . .

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Article in The HIll by Dominick Mastrangelo, 9/24/26

Headline: “Trump complains CNN, MS NOW didn’t cover ‘made for Television’ Xi visit”

“President Trump blasted CNN and MS NOW on Thursday over their coverage of his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which did not include live video coverage and came as a federal judge reinstated the outlets’ White House access.

“CNN and MSDNC [sic], to show you how fake they are, today refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China’. . . ”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/6110466-trump-blasts-cnn-msnow-xi-visit/

Paramount Grabs CNN

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Article in FAIR by Ari Paul, 9/24/26

Headline:  “CNN Cleared to Join CBS Under Trumpian Paramount Ownership”

“Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, which faced legal action and concern that Paramount boss David Ellison may be consolidating too much media power, is now going forward. A dozen states brought litigation that tied the merger up in court, but they announced a settlement this week. According to California Attorney General Rob Bonta. . .”

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https://fair.org/home/cnn-cleared-to-join-cbs-under-trumpian-paramount-ownership/

Treasonous Reporters?

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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 9.23.26

Headline: “President Trump keeps casually accusing news outlets of treason”

Subhead:  “He’s accused journalists of almost or actually committing treason at least 13 times since last year”

“President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post published shortly before midnight on Tuesday, declared reporters at news outlets that produce reporting critical of his administration as ‘treasonous.’

“Trump, in his rambling and confused message, expressed dismay that CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and other unnamed “SLEAZEBAGS” had been present to cover his Tuesday appearance at the United Nations General Assembly after he banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House on Friday. . .”

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https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/president-trump-keeps-casually-accusing-news-outlets-treason-0

Tonight, WH Defies Judge?

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Article in the New York Times by Peter Baker, 9/24/26

Headline:  “In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.”

Subhead:  “The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.”

“At the White House gate, a throng of Chinese journalists was being admitted onto the grounds of the Executive Mansion to cover the visit of President Xi Jinping. Out on the street, several American journalists were blocked from entering the White House on the orders of President Trump. . .”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-press-pool-boycott-media.html

Something Not Smelling Right?

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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 9/23/26

Headline: “A foul Musk lingers over the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger”

“The conservative owners of the Paramount media empire are reportedly considering approaching billionaire Elon Musk for an investment.

“If a deal is made, it would give the GOP donor influence over Paramount—as well as Warner Bros. Discovery, which Paramount is set to acquire.

“Musk is a longtime friend of billionaire Larry Ellison, who owns Paramount alongside his son, David Ellison. Larry was an investor in Musk’s bid to buy Twitter. Now called X, its algorithms have been changed by Musk to promote hateful, bigoted, and conspiratorial content. . .”

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/9/23/800102363/media/musk-lingers-over-paramount-warner-bros-merger/

Coming Storm in the Media

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Article in Columbia Journalism Review By Carolina Abbott Galvão, Ivan L. Nagy and Riddhi Setty, 9/23/26

Headline: “How Should We Cover the Climate Story?”

Subhead:  “Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, ‘for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be at the forefront.’”

“. . .Climate journalism can feel like a series of devastating yet foreseeable tragedies, all happening against a drumbeat of bad news—like the United Nations report this month that global temperatures will rise past a dangerous threshold. Meanwhile, climate desks at legacy organizations have shrunk or disbanded, including at NPR. . .”

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https://www.cjr.org/feature/how-should-we-cover-the-climate-story.php