Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo, 11/18/25
Headline: “Trump threatens ABC News broadcast license after reporter asks about Epstein “
“President Trump attacked an ABC News reporter Tuesday after she asked about the Epstein files, threatening to have the network taken off the air for questioning him about the controversy. . .”
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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5611057-president-trump-threatens-abc/
Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Carolina Abbott Galvão and Riddhi Setty
Headline: “One Battle After Another”
Subhead: “On university campuses, student papers are fighting their own administrations—and sometimes the government—for the right to report.”
“. . .The Mercury [University of Texas] published several stories criticizing the university for calling in state troopers to student encampments and ran interviews with protesters who were arrested; soon after, administrators accused Olivares Gutierrez of committing “journalism malpractice” and replaced The Mercury’s adviser. . .”
“In September of 2024, the school’s administration fired Olivares Gutierrez. The Mercury’s entire staff subsequently went on strike, and members of its management team were fired as well. . .”
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https://www.cjr.org/news/one-battle-after-another-student-newspapers-censorship-crisis.php
Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr, 11/3/25
Headline: “CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’ “
Subhead: “Trump said Paramount’s sale to David and Larry Ellison was ‘greatest thing that’s happened in a long time’ for free press”
“. . .The edits are notable because, exactly one year before Trump was interviewed by O’Donnell at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday he had sued CBS over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, which he alleged had been deceptively edited to help her chances in the presidential election.
While many legal experts widely dismissed the lawsuit as ‘meritless’ and unlikely to hold up under the first amendment, CBS settled with Trump for $16m in July. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/trump-cbs-60-minutes-interview-edited
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Article in Mediaite by Sean James, 11/2/25
Headline: ” ‘Paid Me a Lotta Money!’ Trump Takes Victory Lap Over ’60 Minutes’ — In Part of Interview That Didn’t Air Live On ’60 Minutes’ “
“One part of President Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that did not air live: The president gloating that CBS paid him millions of dollars to settle his lawsuit against the program for its editing of an interview with Kamala Harris last year. . .”
He also complimented Bari Weiss, the new head of CBS News, and said he believed she will do a good job leading the news operation. . .”
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Article in the Washington Post by By Scott Nover and Andrew Jeong, 11/1/25
Headline: “White House restricts media access in key area of the West Wing”
Subhead: “The move limiting free press access to Room 140, which houses the offices of the press secretary and other staff, was said to be based on national security.”
“The White House said Friday that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as ‘Upper Press’ that houses the offices of key communications staff members, triggering pushback from White House correspondents, who said the move would hurt the press’s ability to cover the president. . .”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/31/white-house-media-access-west-wing/
Article in The Hill by Dominick Mastrangelo, 10/27/25
Headline: “CNN boss told staff to scale back White House demolition coverage: Report”
“CNN is denying a recent report that its head Mark Thompson recently met with officials in President Trump’s administration and afterward urged staff at the network to ease up on its coverage of the White House renovation project, which has torn down the East Wing.”
The report, published in the media-news outlet Status, cited people familiar who said staffers at the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned cable channel were ‘taken aback,’ after Thompson, who they said generally does not weigh in on daily editorial matters, suggested CNN’s viewership ‘isn’t all that interested in the story’. . .”
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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5574665-cnn-white-house-east-wing-ballroom/
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Article in Daily Beast by Cameron Adams, 10/27/25
Headline: “CNN Boss Ordered Teardown Censorship After West Wing Visit”
Subhead: “CNN CEO said to be the latest media boss bending the knee before Donald Trump.”
“CNN chief Mark Thompson reportedly told the cable network’s reporters to ease up on coverage of the controversial demolition of the East Wing after a visit to the White House last week.
“Although denied by CNN, the report from the Status newsletter appears to be the latest example of media bosses bending the knee before the Trump administration.
“The historic White House East Wing was bulldozed last week to make way for President Donald Trump’s $300 million vanity project, a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that will be more than twice the size of the rest of the White House. . .”
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Article in The Nation by Ella Curlin, 10/24/25
Headline: “Why Did Indiana University Axe Its Award-Winning Print Newspaper?”
Subhead: “If the administration can censor the Indiana Daily Student—one of the most acclaimed student publications in the nation—then student journalism everywhere is at risk.”
“On street corners across Bloomington, Indiana, newspaper boxes sit empty. Nearly two weeks ago, on October 14, Indiana University cut the award-winning print version of the Indiana Daily Student—just hours after firing the paper’s adviser—ending 158 years of print journalism two days before the next edition was set to publish. . .”
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https://www.thenation.com/article/society/indiana-university-student-newspaper-censorship/#
Article in The Black Wall Street Times by Tiana Manon, 10/20/25
Headline: ” FCC Drew the Map: Media Redlining Still Shapes Who Controls the Airwaves”
Subhead: “ ‘Media Redlining,’ How Today’s Media Inequality is Rooted in Harmful Historic FCC Practices”
“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently made headlines for its approval of the massive and controversial merger between Paramount and CBS deal and for investigating the DEI practices of companies like Comcast. Across the industry more broadly, major firings of Karen Attiah at the Washington Post and the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel caused rumblings among everyday people who worry about the administration’s overreach. And now most recently, President Donald Trump’s lashing out at Al Sharpton for his show on MSNBC, stating perhaps the FCC should “look into” it. . .”
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Article in The Guardian by Michael Sainato, 10/26/25
Headline: “ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour”
Subhead: “Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’ “
“British journalist Sami Hamdi was reportedly detained on Sunday morning by federal immigration authorities at San Francisco international airport, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) says that action is apparent retaliation for the Muslim political commentator’s criticism of Israel while touring the US. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/26/ice-detains-british-muslim-journalist-laura-loomer
Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Bill Grueskin, 10/24/25
Headline: “Hoosier Journalistic Paragon? . . .”
” ‘WE ________ JOURNALISTS MUST STAND TOGETHER.’
“That all-caps headline ran on the front page of a newspaper a few days ago. Can you fill in the blank?
“[Waiting…]
“If you guessed ‘WHITE HOUSE,’ just know that we find your naïveté sweetly (but sadly) endearing.
“If you guessed “PENTAGON,” you are getting much warmer.
“And if you guessed ‘STUDENT,’ come collect your winnings (which consist of our admiration for your brilliance)
“This all came about after administrators at Indiana University cracked down on the Indiana Daily Student newspaper. . .”
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https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/hoosier-journalistic-paragon.php
Article in The Guardian by Eric Berger, 10/22/25
Headline: “Pentagon names new press corps from far-right outlets after reporter walkout”
Subhead: “Spokesperson calls journalists who refused to agree to new rules ‘self-righteous media who chose to self-deport’”
“After the recent departure of Pentagon reporters due to their refusal to agree to a new set of restrictive policies, the defense department has announced a “next generation of the Pentagon press corps” featuring 60 journalists from far-right outlets, many of which have promoted conspiracy theories. . .”
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/pentagon-press-corps
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Article in Daily Kos by Oliver Willis, 10/22/25
Headline: “Pentagon’s new press corps is the stuff of nightmares”
“The Trump administration announced Wednesday that a group of far-right media outlets have been given press access to the Pentagon. . .”
“The Pentagon’s new right-wing press corps is beyond ill-equipped to handle independent reporting. But when it comes to producing stories that get Hegseth’s approval, it’ll pass with flying colors.”
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