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  • AP's Back-Channel Press

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 20 11:27:56 2025
    AP's Back-Channel Press

    News outlets across the political spectrum have united behind the AP,
    signing a WHCA-backed letter urging the White House to reverse its
    press ban, a copy of which Status has obtained.
    ...
    ...
    One week prior, the White House blocked the AP over its refusal to
    call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," a manufactured
    controversy that Trump has used to test his ability to control the
    media. Since then, all efforts to reverse the White House's decision
    have been to no avail, leaving the global wire service in a precarious position.
    ...
    The New York Times, Reuters, and a small handful of other outlets have
    publicly protested the White House's move alongside the AP. But,
    notably, most news organizations have decided against issuing public expressions of support.
    ...
    ...
    Indeed, 40 news organizations have signed onto a confidential letter
    circulated by the White House Correspondents' Association supporting
    the AP. Signatories include CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, NPR,
    Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, Semafor, The
    Washington Post, TIME, Punchbowl, and the Guardian, among many others.
    Also included were the pro-Trump channels Fox News and Newsmax. "It's
    rare for this level of solidarity," a person familiar with the effort
    told me.

    https://www.status.news/p/associated-press-donald-trump-white-house

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Feb 20 23:44:08 2025
    On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, JAB wrote:

    AP's Back-Channel Press

    News outlets across the political spectrum have united behind the AP,
    signing a WHCA-backed letter urging the White House to reverse its
    press ban, a copy of which Status has obtained.
    ...
    ...
    One week prior, the White House blocked the AP over its refusal to
    call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America," a manufactured
    controversy that Trump has used to test his ability to control the
    media. Since then, all efforts to reverse the White House's decision
    have been to no avail, leaving the global wire service in a precarious position.
    ...
    The New York Times, Reuters, and a small handful of other outlets have publicly protested the White House's move alongside the AP. But,
    notably, most news organizations have decided against issuing public expressions of support.
    ...
    ...
    Indeed, 40 news organizations have signed onto a confidential letter circulated by the White House Correspondents' Association supporting
    the AP. Signatories include CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, NPR,
    Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, Semafor, The
    Washington Post, TIME, Punchbowl, and the Guardian, among many others.
    Also included were the pro-Trump channels Fox News and Newsmax. "It's
    rare for this level of solidarity," a person familiar with the effort
    told me.

    https://www.status.news/p/associated-press-donald-trump-white-house


    Shush! They should be silenced or do they want to be banned from the court
    as well?

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Thu Feb 20 18:57:53 2025
    On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:44:08 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    Shush! They should be silenced or do they want
    to be banned from the court as well?

    Just the opposite, they should all avoid the same places the AP has
    been banned from.

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