Jan 25 Watch 5:39 Why are some federal agencies under a reported media lockdown? By PBS News Hour According to various news outlets, the Trump administration is attempting to limit the flow of information out of key government agencies. EPA staff are reportedly banned from sending press releases or posting to social media, and the Interior Department and… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:37 Trump administration wastes no time in fighting the press over facts By PBS News Hour White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s tone was different on Monday, but his message was the same as over the weekend: The Trump administration feels that the press is unfair. At the CIA on Saturday, President Trump called members of… Continue watching
Jan 23 WATCH: Sean Spicer’s first official news briefing By News Desk White House press secretary Sean Spicer is holding a briefing with the press corps on Monday, two days after he lambasted the media for the way outlets compared the crowd size of President Donald Trump’s inauguration to that of former… Continue reading
Jan 15 Trumps considers limiting media access to the White House By Vivian Salama, Associated Press A report has raised alarms that the longstanding tradition of daily press briefings in the White House could end, a reflection of Trump's contentious relationship with the news media. Continue reading
Jan 11 Donald Trump’s press conference was a press confrontation By Daniel Bush The news conference left little doubt that the relationship between President-elect Trump and the press will be fraught with tension over the next four years. Continue reading
Jan 02 Column: 10 ways the tech industry and the media helped create President Trump By Damian Radcliffe, University of Oregon Three weeks after Donald Trump won a historic victory to become the 45th president of the United States, the media postmortems continue. In particular, the role played by the media and technology industries is coming under heavy scrutiny in the… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 10:42 Will the Trump administration keep its promises to the press? By PBS News Hour During the campaign and after, President-elect Donald Trump voiced his distrust of the media and held the press at arms-length. On Thursday, he announced his communications team, including RNC strategist Sean Spicer as press secretary. Brian Stelter of CNN and… Continue watching
Dec 18 How media smuggling took hold in North Korea By News Desk In recent years, North Koreans who have escaped to South Korea have sought to undermine the regime's grip by smuggling outside media back to the country. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:48 The ‘thin legitimacy’ of social media as a news source By PBS News Hour Due to the proliferation of social media, getting people to read serious journalism is harder than ever, says New York University professor Jay Rosen. Anyone with a smartphone can produce content, and Facebook doesn’t have an editor in chief --… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Bypassing media norms, Trump offers challenges for newsrooms By PBS News Hour Since his election, President-elect Donald Trump hasn't held a single, formal press conference, and has repeatedly traveled without the press pool assigned to cover him. Instead, expressing his open disdain for the media, he's communicated with the public directly, often… Continue watching