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Another Line of Attack: White House Sets up a Hall of Shame for News Outlets
The White House webpage publicly lists 21 news outlets accused of bias and includes a tipline to report journalists, sparking criticism from press freedom groups.
- On Nov. 28, the White House published a searchable landing page labeled a `Hall of Shame` and `media offender of the week` listing reporters it accuses of bias and soliciting public examples.
- Prompted by recent coverage of a Kelly video, the portal highlights Sen. Mark Kelly, Arizona senator's clip and asks everyday Americans to help identify media misrepresenting Trump.
- Twenty-One outlets appear on the list, led by The Washington Post's five stories, with CBS News and MS NOW each cited four times, and stories labeled as `left-wing lunacy`, `omission of context` and `lie`.
- On Dec. 1, the Society of Professional Journalists demanded removal of the webpage and the Committee to Protect Journalists said it undermines independent reporting and risks harassment.
- Civil-Liberties analysts said the White House page mimics illiberal regimes, with Ken Paulson warning, `If the White House believes that this web page is going to embarrass American journalists, they need to think again.
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Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
President Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets.
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Total News Sources68
Leaning Left20Leaning Right2Center37Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Center
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources are Center
63% Center
L 34%
C 63%
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