Re: AP's Back-Channel Press

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, JAB wrote:

AP's Back-Channel Press
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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https://www.status.news/p/associated-press-donald-trump-white-house
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Shush! They should be silenced or do they want to be banned from the court as well?