Media Supression

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. . .”

Read the full article at:

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

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. . .”

Read the full article at:

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. . .”

Read the full story at:

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’. . . ”

Read the full article at:

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

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. . .”

Read the full article at:

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

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. . .”

Read the full article at:

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

Here Comes the Media Judge

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Article in Reuters by Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen, 9/23/26

Headline: “Judge skeptical of Trump’s White House media ban at hearing”

“US judge appeared skeptical on Wednesday about the legality of Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, ​MS NOW and Politico journalists from the White House, indicating he may grant their request to lift the ban they describe as unlawful retaliation for news coverage ‌the president dislikes.
US District Judge Timothy Kelly said at a hearing in Washington that Trump’s ban did not appear to comply with past legal precedents by failing to give the news outlets an opportunity to respond. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/news-outlets-will-ask-judge-end-trumps-white-house-ban-hearing-2026-09-23/

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Article in The Guardian by Jeremy Barr

Headline:  “Judge seems inclined to side with media outlets who were banned from White House in lawsuit”

Subhead:  “Due process was not followed, said judge, when CNN, MS Now and Politico were banned from White House”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/23/white-house-media-ban-lawsuit

Fox – News Into a Black Hole

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Article in Media Matters by Matt Gertz, 9/22/26

Headline:  “The negative space in Fox News coverage”

Subhead:  “My latest for MS NOW is about the stories Fox News isn’t covering”

“Fox News’ MAGA stars have spent Donald Trump’s second term lavishing praise on the president and his purported accomplishments, denouncing his opponents in vitriolic terms and telling their viewers which culture war enemies to hate. But any understanding of the goals of a political outlet like Fox is incomplete without considering the stories it doesn’t cover: a list that, as of late, includes the Iran war, the Trump family’s alleged corruption and the president’s unpopularity. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/negative-space-fox-news-coverage

Out of the Pool Now.

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Article in The Guardian by Lucy Hough with Paul Owen , 9/22/26

Headline: “Donald Trump v the media: US networks unite in boycott – The Latest”

In what is probably one of the biggest battles yet between the press and Donald Trump, major TV networks have united in a boycott of pooled coverage of his administration. It comes after three news organisations – CNN, MS Now and Politico – were denied access to the White House because of Trump’s concerns about their coverage. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s international news editor Paul Owen. . .

Watch he full episode at:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/sep/22/trump-v-the-media-us-networks-unite-in-boycott-the-latest

No Press Passes, No Coverage

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Article in The Guardian by Ariana Baio in New York and Maanvi Singh, 9/21/26

Headline:  “US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban”

Subhead: “White House promoted its own ‘Trump TV’ feed online after ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC decline to participate”

“The major US television news outlets agreed to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.

The collective decision came after the barred outlets – CNN, MS Now and Politico – sued the administration on Monday, saying the president’s actions were a violation of their first amendment rights.

The ban was an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s battle against news outlets. After a coalition of networks including ABC, CBS, Fox News and NBC – which along with CNN form a press “pool” that share the responsibilities of capturing and distributing footage of the president carried by news outlets worldwide – announced they would cease coverage in solidarity with the barred outlets . . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/21/trump-tv-networks-white-house-pool-coverage

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Article in UPI by Danielle Haynes, 9/21/26

Headline:  “News outlets decline press duties, sue Trump over White House ban”

“CNN, MS Now and Politico announced Monday they filed a lawsuit and other news organizations declined to participate in White House coverage after President Donald Trump banned the three outlets.

“CNN, MS Now and Politico filed the emergency request seeking to restore their access to the White House in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. In a joint statement, they said the government should not be allowed to decide what the press reports. . .”

Read the full article at:

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/21/politico-cnn-ms-now-sue-trump/1631790000704/