US EditionWhite House issues new rule restricting access for journalists
- On Friday, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced a memo requiring the White House press corps to sign pledges to avoid unauthorized information gathering in the West Wing upper press.
- Citing National Security Council restructuring, the White House said the memo attributed new limits to these changes and aimed to ensure best practices for sensitive material access.
- Traditionally, press pass holders accessed the briefing room, adjoining workspaces and the North Lawn, while upper press sits one floor above, housing senior offices and requiring passage through a Secret Service checkpoint.
- The changes replaced traditional outlets with hand-selected media figures that include conspiracy theorists and extremists, mirroring Pentagon moves that saw legitimate news organizations removed and some reporters insulted.
- Observers say the move echoes even more dramatic press restrictions at the Pentagon, and one White House correspondent who spoke to TPM on Friday warned upper press limits signal worse changes under President Trump.
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Trump White House restricts reporters’ access to press office
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday banned reporters from accessing a core part of the White House press office without an appointment, citing the need to protect "sensitive material." Journalists are now barred if they do not have prior approval to access the area in the West Wing known as Upper Press -- which is where Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's office is located. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung defend…
White House Restricts Press Access After Reporters Caught 'Secretly Recording' Sensitive Information, Offices
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Trump White House Clamps Down on Press Access Trump White House Clamps Down on Press Access
Donald Trump’s White House has tightened press movement inside the West Wing, blocking reporters from a key work area unless they obtain prior approval. Officials say new security rules are needed because communication aides are working near sensitive national security material. A memo sent to Communications Director Steven Cheung and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt from the National Security Council said journalists can no longer enter Room 14…
The government of US President Donald Trump has long been at war with the free press. From now on, further restrictions apply to journalists in the White House.
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