Trump administration escalates conflict with US media outlets
CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing after the administration revoked their press credentials and barred them from the White House.
Major US media organizations CNN, Politico and MS NOW have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration after it revoked their press credentials and barred their journalists from covering the White House, according to France 24.
The legal action marks an escalation in tensions between the administration and several national news outlets over access to cover the presidency.
Legal and press freedom questions
France 24 spoke with Steven Herman, executive director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of Mississippi, about the legality of the credential revocations and their broader implications for press freedom in the United States.
The outlets' lawsuits are expected to test the legal limits of the White House's authority to determine which news organizations receive access to cover the presidency, a question with implications for how future administrations handle press credentialing.
Details of the specific claims made in the lawsuits, and the White House's response to them, were not included in the available report.
Sources
- Trump ramps up his war on the media — France 24 — English
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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