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From the AP article: > “It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism,” Pace said in a statement. “Limiting our a
by TheAceOfHearts 2y ago
From the AP article:
> “It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism,” Pace said in a statement. “Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment.”
It certainly has a chilling effect, if the president can apply arbitrary limitations on news agencies just because they refuse to comply with specific naming orders.