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Arrest Threatens Nepal’s Standing as Bastion of Free Speech: A media executive was arrested after his company published critical reports about a powerful ...
nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/asia/nepal-media-arrest.html
Voice of America staff put on leave as Trump freezes US-funded media outlets: More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and ...
france24.com/en/americas/20250316-voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-as-trump-freezes-us-funded-media-outlets
Quick Glance: VOA Journalists Placed on Leave Following Trump's Order
- Voice of America journalists were placed on administrative leave after President Trump signed an order to eliminate the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
- An internal memo stated that employees would receive full pay and benefits during this leave, which was not for disciplinary reasons.
- Employees were instructed to surrender their USAGM credentials and provide personal contact information to remain reachable.
- Trump appointed Kari Lake to lead VOA and L. Brent Bozell III to lead USAGM amid accusations of bias against VOA from Republicans.
Trump cuts funding for US foreign broadcasters: Another step by Donald Trump against press freedom: This time it's US foreign broadcasters ...
zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/trump-presse-auslandssender-mitarbeiter-beurlaubt-100.html
Trump cuts funding for US foreign broadcaster Voice of America: US President Trump has ordered cuts to the US foreign broadcaster Voice of America ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/trump-entlasstungen-voice-of-america-100.html
Donald Trump Claims MSNBC And CNN Are ‘Illegal’ In DOJ Speech: “In my opinion, they’re really corrupt and they’re illegal, what they do is illegal ...
huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-claims-msnbc-and-cnn-are-illegal-in-doj-speech_n_67d4a0a4e4b0a37116aefc88
Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar: Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/trumps-press-freedom-hungary-orban/682060/
World Press Freedom Day: Register now for workshops at NDR: May 3rd is International Press Freedom Day. To mark the occasion, NDR is inviting schoolchildren to ...
ndr.de/ratgeber/medienkompetenz/Tag-der-Pressefreiheit-Jetzt-zu-Workshops-im-NDR-anmelden,pressefreiheit524.html
N Ram, director of The Hindu Group and one of India’s most influential media voices, sat down with BBC’s Stephen Sackur in Delhi recently. In his interview ... Show more
Fact check: Yes, the UK does have free speech: The principle of free speech is enshrined in law across Europe thanks to the European Convention on Human Rights.
euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/06/fact-check-yes-the-uk-does-have-free-speech
Biden press secretary on Trump moves against AP, pool: ‘What we’re looking at is state TV’
thehill.com/homenews/5175430-trump-administration-ap-press-freedom/
Quick Glance: AP Demands Restoration of White House Access
- The Associated Press is once again seeking a court order to restore access to presidential events due to retaliatory actions by the Trump administration.
- A federal judge denied AP's request for an injunction but encouraged the administration to reconsider its decision ahead of a scheduled hearing.
- AP claims the administration's actions severely restrict its journalists' access to the White House and threaten press freedom.
- Numerous news organizations, including those favorable to Trump, have urged the administration to reverse this policy.
He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump: Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on ...
nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/media/white-house-news-media.html
Opinion | The MAGA War on Speech: If only the powerful are free to speak their minds, it’s not free speech.
nytimes.com/2025/02/28/opinion/free-speech-trump-maga.html
Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Lectures HuffPost: ‘You Should Be Grateful’
huffpost.com/entry/trump-karoline-leavitt-pool-be-grateful_n_67bf7960e4b0f92b3ac82f89
White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting: The White House on Wednesday denied reporters from Reuters and other news ...
reuters.com/world/us/white-house-bars-ap-reuters-other-media-covering-trump-cabinet-meeting-2025-02-26/
Watch Trump Tell Fox News Reporter To Gush Over Cabinet Meeting After It's Over: The president's increasing control over his media coverage took a really icky ...
huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-fox-news-lawrence-jones-great-job-unbelievable_n_67c07d11e4b01375e5ecf1fb
The US President and press freedom: Trump threatens media and authors if they use anonymous sources
spiegel.de/ausland/donald-trump-droht-medien-autoren-und-verlegern-bei-verwendung-anonymer-quellen-a-8bd03a22-5c08-495c-b0ec-74b43ca78746
CBS must defend our free press, not settle Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit
thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5163873-cbs-60-minutes-harris-editing/
Vietnam jails leading journalist over Facebook posts: Vietnam jails leading journalist over Facebook posts - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/world/2025/02/27/vietnam-jails-leading-journalist-over-facebook-posts.html
This White House is showing again and again that it fears independent coverage of its actions. For nearly 20 years, HuffPost has offered an invaluable ... Show more
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Donald Trump Announces Yet Another Attack On Freedom Of The Press: The president is going after a time-honored practice he called "defamatory fiction."
huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-sue-anonymous-off-the-record-quotes_n_67bf346ee4b0c1f0afe313e8
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump: In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions ...
nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html
Quick Glance: Trump Administration Revamps Selection of Press Pool
- The Trump administration plans to handpick reporters allowed to question the president at events.
- This change breaks decades of precedent, enabling the White House to exert more control over journalist access.
- The White House Correspondents’ Association, which previously determined press pool membership, is sidelined by this new policy.
- The initiative aims to ensure diverse voices and outlets have the opportunity to report on the president's activities.
White House says it ‘will determine’ which news outlets cover Trump: The move raises concerns about press freedom and democracy, with the US president able to ...
scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3300123/white-house-says-it-will-determine-which-news-outlets-cover-trump
Quick Glance: White House Sets New Standards for Press Access
- The White House announced it will determine which news outlets can cover President Donald Trump, breaking from a century-long tradition.
- This shift raises concerns among media experts about First Amendment implications and the impact on press freedom.
- Critics argue the move undermines democratic principles by allowing the president to choose who reports on him.
- A federal judge recently denied the Associated Press's request to restore access to presidential events while encouraging the administration to reconsider its ban.
‘A true free-speech emergency’: alarm over Trump’s ‘chilling’ attacks on media: Warning comes as FCC, chaired by Trump ally and Project 2025 author ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/24/trump-free-speech-media-attack
After being banished from the White House: AP news agency files suit against three Trump employees
welt.de/politik/ausland/article255505164/Nach-Verbannung-aus-Weissem-Haus-Nachrichtenagentur-AP-reicht-Klage-gegen-drei-Trump-Mitarbeiter-ein.html
Why an Irish news site has been drawn into JD Vance’s attacks on Europe: After US vice president’s broadside, a conservative media outlet is accusing police of ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/21/why-an-irish-news-site-has-been-drawn-into-jd-vances-attacks-on-europe
Press Advocates Outraged By Judge Who Made Newspaper Remove Editorial: Mississippi judge Crystal Wise Martin ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial ...
huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-mississippi-newspaper-editorial-removed_n_67b67039e4b0cc5d77996a8e
Denied accreditations: Trump defends pressure on AP news agency: Journalists from the renowned news agency AP are no longer welcome in the White House ...
n-tv.de/politik/Trump-verteidigt-Druck-auf-Nachrichtenagentur-AP-article25572304.html
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/white-house-punish-ap-reporters-gulf-naming-dispute-118760471
Quick Glance: Illinois Governor Mocks Trump with Lake Renaming
- Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker mocked President Trump by renaming Lake Michigan to Lake Illinois.
- In a parody video, Pritzker announced that the renaming had been sent to Google and proposed annexing Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- This announcement followed Trump's executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and restoring the name of Mount Denali.
- A new bill in Congress aims to rename Greenland to 'Red, White, and Blueland' if a purchase occurs.
The FCC is a weapon in Trump’s war on free speech: Trump and Musk are using Carr, lawsuits, threats, and every other tool in the box to stifle speech they don’t ...
theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/612069/fcc-brendan-carr-elon-musk-donald-trump-first-amendment-free-speech-censorship
Trump's anti-media rhetoric turns to action: Blocking reporters from covering news events at the Oval Office.
nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trumps-anti-media-rhetoric-turns-action-rcna191949
Trump DOJ Accused of Deleting Evidence In Jan. 6 Court Cases: Videos are mysteriously missing from an online portal that is legally required to house evidence ...
huffpost.com/entry/trump-doj-deleting-jan-6-evidence_n_67abbe5de4b0b904f1e2b2d0
With ABC News settling with Trump on a defamation case they were widely expected to win, and other media organizations possibly surrendering in the same manner ... Show more
Israel’s assault on press freedom persists, with over 100 violations recorded and 7 Palestinian journalists killed in the first month of 2025 as Tel Aviv ... Show more
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts: Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news ...
nytimes.com/2025/02/07/business/media/trump-musk-attack-journalists.html
Why CBS stands at the epicenter of Trump's assault on the media: CBS News appears likely to settle a lawsuit filed by President Trump in a case that legal ...
npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5288181/why-cbs-stands-at-the-epicenter-of-trumps-assault-on-the-media
Trump, Musk: About the congenial champions against the politically correct justemilieu and for freedom of the press | and freedom of opinion
weltwoche.de/daily/trump-musk-die-kongenialen-vorkaempfer-gegen-das-politisch-korrekte-justmilieu-und-fuer-presse-und-meinungsfreiheit/
Film star for freedom of speech: Sarah Jessica Parker fights against library censorship
spiegel.de/kultur/sarah-jessica-parker-die-schauspielerin-kaempft-gegen-bibliothekenzensur-a-04c3ff92-8a86-4085-9b30-ccc5f05d0b99
Pentagon to swap traditional media with pro-Trump outlets under new rotational program for Defense Department workspace
cnn.com/2025/01/31/media/pentagon-press-rotation-defense-department/
Video: Opinion | How Tyranny Begins: Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
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Support HuffPost — And Go Ad-Free: We won’t back down when it comes to fearlessly covering this new administration. But we need your help.
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The next four years will change America forever.
Now is not the time to cower or capitulate, and HuffPost is doing neither. As we turn 20 this year ... Show more
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Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World: Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/trump-government-oppression-power-tyranny.html
Joe Biden warns against rising 'oligarchy' in final speech: US President Joe Biden zeroed in on what he said were top threats to US democracy ...
dw.com/en/joe-biden-warns-against-rising-oligarchy-in-final-speech/a-71304362
Quick Glance: Blinken's Press Conference: Chaos and Accusations
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's final press conference was disrupted by journalists criticizing US support for Israel's war in Gaza.
- Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini repeatedly interrupted Blinken, leading to their forceful removal by security.
- Blumenthal accused Blinken of associating Judaism with fascism and questioned US foreign policy.
- Despite the disruptions, Blinken continued his remarks and later addressed other journalists, as the Biden administration faces ongoing criticism for its stance on Israel.
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