Agencies Criticise Trump's Restrictions on AP

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First, a journalist from the Associated Press (AP) news agency was denied access to a ceremony at the White House where President Donald Trump signed executive orders.

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News agencies from Europe criticize the difficult access for US reporter colleagues of Associated Press (AP) to the White House under President Donald Trump. The restrictions prevented coverage of the White House reaching millions of people in Europe - either directly from AP or through its European partners, the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA), which also includes the APA, criticised in a statement on Tuesday.

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Press freedom: The European Alliance of News Agencies criticises the limitations for the US news agency AP in the dispute over the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico by the Trump administration. The measures would affect the report ́s reimbursement for millions of people in Europe because also partner agencies are affected by AP ́s. EANA Secretary General Alexandru Giboi sees this as a threat to the freedom of the press ́. AP journalists were no lon…