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White House Press Access Controversy

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CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after journalists are barred from White House, arguing that the move violates their First Amendment rights.Reported by 19 of 31 outlets; wording from Times of India.

When18 Sep–3 OctOutlets31Articles183Reporters117

Summary AI · cited

Donald Trump announced on social media he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.1

Trump cited 'fake news' as the reason for the ban.12

Journalists from these outlets were denied access to White House grounds shortly after the announcement.34

Trump warned that other media outlets could face similar restrictions in the future.12

Written by AI from articles by 8 outlets. Each sentence links to the articles it rests on, and was checked automatically: every name, number and quote must appear in the sentences it cites, or it is removed.

Sources cited (8)
  1. Trump says he is banning CNN and other news outlets from the White House Sydney Morning Herald, 18 Sep
  2. Trump boots CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House in unprecedented purge of press corps ... and warns MORE outlets are next Daily Mail, 18 Sep
  3. MS Now says reporters denied access to White House after Trump media ban The Guardian, 19 Sep
  4. CNN, MS NOW denied access to White House grounds The Straits Times, 19 Sep
  5. 'Will protect out 1st amendment right': CNN, MS NOW & Politico to sue Trump admin over White House ban Times of India, 21 Sep
  6. Trump Announces Ban of CNN, Politico and MS Now From White House Time, 18 Sep
  7. Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House NPR, 18 Sep
  8. Trump banned part of the White House press pool. Here's what that means. CBS News, 23 Sep

What happened

Sentences the outlets published, ranked by how many outlets reported the same thing. Nothing here was written by a model.

Television networks have suspended the presidential press pool after President Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from covering the White House.

7 of 31 outletsfirst reported 22 Sepwording from CBS News

“Effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW... and Politico... from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote.

28 of 31 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from Time
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WASHINGTON - US media outlets CNN and MS NOW said they were denied access to the White House grounds on Sept 19, a day after President Donald Trump announced a ban against them for reporting what he calls “fake news”.

22 of 31 outletsfirst reported 19 Sepwording from The Straits Times

Last year, Trump barred reporters from The Associated Press from the Oval Office, Air Force One, and other events with limited space after the news organization declined to update their widely used stylebook to adopt his preferred name, “Gulf of America,” for the body of water long known as the Gulf of Mexico.

17 of 31 outletsfirst reported 18 Sepwording from Time

Analysis

Agreed

AI · cited, from two or more outlets

  • The White House banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from covering events there.25
  • Trump accused the media outlets of reporting 'fake news'.16
Quoted from the coverage (4)

‘Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America.

13 outlets

Trump has long bristled at news coverage he maintains casts him in a negative light, and has a history of filing lawsuits against news organizations, while lashing out at individual reporters in person or over social media.

12 outlets

District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled overnight that revoking the White House press credentials of the three media outlets “likely violated their constitutional due process rights.”

12 outlets

MS NOW said it intends to "take any and all steps necessary to defend our First Amendment rights and the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy."

11 outlets

Disputed

Picked by our model, which is sometimes wrong

  • The Guardian reported that MS NOW journalists were denied access to White House grounds, while The Straits Times did not specify which outlet was affected.34

Framing

How the first headlines put it

  • The Daily Mail framed the event as an unprecedented purge of the press corps with more bans to follow, while NPR reported on the ban in a straightforward manner without additional commentary.27
  • CBS News focused on the broader implications for the White House press pool and its role, whereas The Guardian highlighted MS NOW's specific reaction to being denied access.83
Attributed to a source11
Stated as fact14
Words to watch (1)

Melania makes eyebrow-raising CNN decision as Trump's media ban sparks White House chaos Daily Mail

How it changed

Expected · 20 SepNow, the three outlets will sue the administration, arguing that such a ban is a violation of their First Amendment rights.
What happened · 21 SepCNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after journalists are barred from White House, arguing that the move violates their First Amendment rights.
  1. 18 Sep

    Washington: Donald Trump said he was banning cable news channel CNN and two other prominent US media outlets from the White House because of what he referred to as their “fake news”.

    29 outlets · Sydney Morning Herald
  2. 19 Sep

    The outlet said a reporter and a cameraman had been denied access and had their White House press passes confiscated by the US Secret Service at a security gate outside the West Wing.

    19 outlets · The Guardian
  3. 21 Sep

    MS NOW, CNN and Politico to sue Trump administration over White House ban

    17 outlets · CBC
Show 4 more days
  1. 22 Sep

    US District Judge Timothy Kelly, who blocked Trump from banning a CNN reporter during his first presidency, scheduled a Wednesday hearing on the outlets’ request for a temporary restraining order blocking the move.

    9 outlets · The Straits Times
  2. 23 Sep

    “Access to the White House is a privilege — not a right,” it said in a court filing late Tuesday setting out its arguments.

    8 outlets · Toronto Star
  3. 24 Sep

    A coalition of press freedom groups and dozens of news organisations, including the Reuters news agency and the Associated Press, later filed a legal brief supporting the three news outlets.

    8 outlets · Al Jazeera
  4. 25 Sep

    The group’s refusal to set up cameras meant there has been no pool coverage of Xi’s visit to Washington so far.

    3 outlets · The Straits Times

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