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White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
- seydor 2y ago> but it also exposes the Associated Press’s commitment to misinformation. just harmless trolling for now, which evidently generates upvotes
- plandis 2y agoAP is a major source for breaking news. Forcing journalists to only go with the executive branch’s narrative or else face being banned is not a sign of free press. Additionally, saying it’s harmless trolling is not what I think any sane person wants their government to be in the business of doing. These people are supposed to be adults, why are they acting like immature children?
- jslezak 2y ago“Print what we tell you or you’re banned”
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- tacitusarc 2y ago“ Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.” This is not an appropriate forum for that style of comment.
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- mateus1 2y agoFree Speech has taken quite a turn lately.
- duxup 2y agoThe message of “Say what we want or you are excluded.” seems about as anti democratic as it gets.
- mingus88 2y ago“If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”
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