Free press

CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block against Trump's White House press ban

The outlets said in their September 21 lawsuit that Trump’s bans were unlawful viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees free press rights.

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An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, in Washington, D.C., US, September 21, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.

Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House

MS NOW, CNN regain access to the White House hours after a federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to reverse his ban on the media outlets

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CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report

CNN reporter Betsy Klein said that when she tried to enter the premises, a Secret Service agent said her press pass had been deactivated and would not explain why her credentials had been revoked.

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Bari Weiss speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 3, 2022.

No. 10: Bari Weiss: The journalist who went from challenging legacy media to running it

The journalist who had built her reputation challenging legacy media was suddenly responsible for reshaping one of its most storied institutions.

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Free press needs to be free for all sides - analysis

Allowing opinions to be aired even if the government or those in the opposition don’t like what those voices are saying. That is the meaning of a free press.

AUGUST 9, 2023ByHERB KEINON
Likud party chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on November 23, 2022.

Prominent Russian journalist and lawyer attacked in Chechnya

The attackers shaved Milashina's head, broke several of her fingers and covered her head with green dye, according to human rights group Memorial.

JULY 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta's plate is seen next to an entrance to the office in Moscow October 8, 2021.

Russian system to scan internet for undesired content and dissent

Fines will be imposed for those sharing "LGBT propaganda," or share anti-Russian speech

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByREUTERS
PUTIN IS not Hitler and treating him like Hitler is a risk, says the writer.

Turkey’s authoritarianism increases targeting journalists, opposition - analysis

Amid the Ukraine war, Ankara has positioned itself as a friend to both sides, working with Russia on trade while also working with Ukraine.

DECEMBER 21, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at a natural gas storage facility in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2022.

Musk says will restore recently suspended journalists' Twitter accounts

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByREUTERS
An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022.

Activists launch independent haredi news organization

Naftuli Moster is launching a news organization focused on tackling the news desert in the haredi world.

DECEMBER 1, 2022ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Man reading 'Yated Ne’eman’ in Mea She’arim

Israeli reporter resigns after 40 years: 'Freedom of press at risk'

Matzliach urged journalists to "to protect the freedom of the press and freedom of expression."

NOVEMBER 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Channel 12 news anchor and journalist, Rina Matzliach at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021

Russia silences another publication: Novaya Gazeta's magazine

Novaya Gazeta suspended publication in Russia in March after being cautioned for violating new laws censoring coverage of the conflict in Ukraine.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022ByREUTERS
Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta's plate is seen next to an entrance to the office in Moscow October 8, 2021.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia claims 20 journalists murdered in Ukraine

The claim that Russian journalists are being killed in Ukraine echoes similar narratives pushed by the Kremlin back in April.

MAY 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Journalists work near damaged buildings hit in a military strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Shevchenkivskyi district in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 23, 2022.

Hong Kong pro-democracy Stand News shuts down after police raid, arrests

Stand News, set up in 2014 as a non-profit organization, was the most prominent remaining pro-democracy publication in Hong Kong.

DECEMBER 29, 2021ByREUTERS
Police stand guard outside the Stand News office building, after six people were arrested "for conspiracy to publish seditious publication" according to Hong Kong's Police National Security Department, in Hong Kong, China, December 29, 2021.