US EditionDozens of News Organisations Urge US Not to Slash Journalist Visas
More than 100 media organizations warn that shortening foreign journalists' visas to 240 days could reduce US news coverage quality and harm its global reputation.
- On September 11, over a hundred media organizations worldwide called on the Trump administration to reconsider plans that would significantly reduce the duration foreign journalists are allowed to remain in the United States.
- The appeal followed the Trump administration's August plan to limit I visa holders to a renewable 240-day stay and 90 days for Chinese media workers.
- Signatories, including major news agencies and public broadcasters, argued long-term visas support deep knowledge and trusted networks vital for quality reporting.
- Press freedom advocates cautioned that the proposal might establish a system of editorial censorship, while the Department of Homeland Security stated the changes aim to prevent visa misuse but has not supplied supporting evidence.
- The coordinated objection highlights concerns the proposal would reduce press freedom, global reporting quality, and international understanding of US affairs.
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More than a hundred media organizations from all over the world, including Deutschlandradio, have called on the US President Trump's government to refrain from planned restrictions on journalists' visas. The project will reduce the "quantity and quality of reporting from the US," says the appeal.
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News groups urge US: Don't slash journalist visas
PARIS — More than 100 international media groups and industry bodies urged Washington on Thursday not to slash the time foreign journalists can stay in the United States, saying the planned change would hurt its image abroad.
Dozens of news organisations urge US not to slash journalist visas
PARIS: More than 100 international media groups and industry bodies urged Washington on Thursday (Sep 11) not to slash the time foreign journalists can stay in the United States, saying the planned change would hurt its image abroad.President Donald Trump's plan would "reduce the quantity and quality of cover
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