White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
For the first time in this administration, a network was removed from the press pool for Air Force One, after a federal judge had already ordered the White House to restore its access.
Written by Roundtablefrom 3 outlets' reporting
01What happened
The White House excluded CNN from the press pool for President Donald Trump's trip to Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday. The White House did not list CNN on the media schedule released Friday night for the trip to a college football game. The exclusion follows last week's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds, which a federal judge temporarily struck down. The White House press pool consists of five major broadcast outlets. The other four pool networks had declined to participate in the pool in solidarity with CNN until its access was restored. The president is scheduled to attend a football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas at Neyland Stadium.
The facts every outlet at this table agrees on.
02Every voice
One entry per outlet, in the order they should be read. Each links back to the reporting it was drawn from — check any of it.
Al Jazeera English
Read the original· aljazeera.comHow they framed it
The exclusion is part of a pattern of media restrictions by the White House, and CNN's seat was given to a conservative outlet, Real America's Voice News.
In their words
The White House barred CNN from the Air Force One press pool for Trump's trip to a Tennessee football game, giving its seat to conservative outlet Real America's Voice News. CNN was replaced by Real America's Voice News, a conservative outlet, for the president's trip. The spot on the presidential jet that was meant for CNN has long been reserved for a member of the US network video pool, which Real America's Voice News is not a part of.
BBC News
Read the original· bbc.co.ukHow they framed it
The exclusion is the latest clash between the White House and the media after a court ruled the earlier ban was likely unconstitutional, and no other outlet was listed as a replacement.
In their words
CNN was barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, with no other outlet listed as a replacement. CNN was scheduled to fly with Trump for his trip to Tennessee for a college American football game until a note released on Friday night by the White House did not list the broadcaster on the media schedule. CNN has reported that no other outlet was listed as replacing them in the president's tentative schedule.
The Guardian
Read the original· theguardian.comHow they framed it
The exclusion is an escalation of the administration's battle with the news media and impedes CNN's TV press pool duties.
In their words
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of the administration's battle with the news media. CNN had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, the network said on Friday. The White House confirmed CNN's exclusion when it did not list the network on guidance sent to the press corps regarding Trump's schedule for Saturday.
03Where they differ
The outlets agree that CNN was excluded from Air Force One and that the White House did not list CNN on the media schedule. They differ on whether a replacement outlet was named. Al Jazeera English reports that Real America's Voice News was given CNN's seat, while BBC News reports that no other outlet was listed as a replacement and that CNN reported no replacement on the tentative schedule. The Guardian does not mention any replacement. Al Jazeera English also states that the spot was reserved for a member of the US network video pool, which Real America's Voice News is not part of, a detail not reported by the others.
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04Still open
- Did the White House assign CNN's pool seat to Real America's Voice News, or was no replacement listed at all?
- Will the other four pool networks continue to decline participation in the pool, or will regular coverage resume?
- Does the federal judge's ruling on White House access also cover press pool duties and Air Force One travel?
- What specific criteria does the White House use to decide which outlets are included in the press pool?
- How will the White House respond to the exclusion of CNN from Air Force One in light of the ongoing litigation?
