Editor & Publisher stands in solidarity with the CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO newsrooms that have been barred from White House grounds by the president of the United States.
The ban will certainly be challenged in court. In the meantime, this impediment will not stop journalists from reporting on the president or activities and conversations unfolding at the White House. These journalists and others tasked with covering the Trump administration will carry on — professionally, persistently and, when necessary, creatively. They will continue to cultivate sources throughout the administration, including people close to the president. They will find ways to report what is happening inside the White House, whether they are allowed through its gates or not.
This latest move by President Donald J. Trump is troubling but predictable. It follows years of relentless attacks on journalists, news organizations and the role of a free press. Punishing news organizations because you dislike their reporting isn’t just petty; it is un-Constitutional. It is patently un-American. We implore the Trump administration to reverse course.
E&P’s editorial board comprises E&P Publisher Mike Blinder and Editor-in-Chief Gretchen A. Peck.
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