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Civil Rights & Liberties#103 THAT WEEK ↗

Trump's Media Access Ban Draws Lawmakers' Criticism

Trump announced a ban excluding CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from White House access; Bacon criticized the restrictions. The coverage differs between a Republican press-freedom objection and scrutiny of the White House access decision.

Lead article · Wonderwall.com · CENTERDon Bacon pushes back on Trump's media ban
Image · Wonderwall.com
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44 RATED
ARTICLES
4
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42HOURS
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The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN4 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
Don Bacon
R · NE-2 · REPRESENTATIVE

Criticized Trump's restrictions on media outlets, arguing that excluding them undermines press freedom and distracts from other priorities.

NAMED BY 2 OF 4
LEFT
▲ MOSTLY GOOD1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mostly good, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
▲ MOSTLY GOOD1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly good, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Steve Scalise
R · LA-1 · MAJORITY LEADER

Scalise defended Trump’s press ban by comparing it with Biden-era credential rules, a comparison ABC’s Jonathan Karl disputed.

NAMED BY 2 OF 4
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◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 42 HOURS

When each side picked it up

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT: NO COVERAGE YET

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first mon 3:30 pm. center: 2 articles, first mon 3:30 pm.

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