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US TV networks suspend White House pool coverage over Trump media ban
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Major US TV news networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC, and CNN, collectively refused to air coverage of Donald Trump’s White House after the administration banned CNN and other outlets from the grounds.
- The ban prevented CNN from fulfilling its role as Monday’s White House designated pool broadcaster, leading the other networks to withhold televised coverage in solidarity.
- Several print and wire service outlets, including the Washington Post, New York Times, and Associated Press, also boycotted distributing White House pool photographs until midnight Eastern Time as part of a collective protest.
- The networks issued a joint statement emphasizing the public’s right to accurate and independent government information and condemned the administration’s restrictions on press access.
- CNN, Politico, and MS Now filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction to block the ban and restore their reporters’ White House passes, while press freedom advocates criticized the move as an infringement on First Amendment rights.
