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New York Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump Sharpens Attacks on a Favorite Foe: The News Media
In declaring war on The Wall Street Journal over its coverage of his yearslong friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Trump tapped his supporters' distrust of his favorite foe — the news media — in an effort to put down a mutiny within his base, as my colleague Erica Green explained. It was a familiar move that might have been lifted straight from his playbook in the 2016 presidential campaign. But this is a very different moment. If Trump's complaints about the media feel like a throwback to his first term, his actions toward the industry have gone much further than that. Over the past six months, Trump has undertaken a muscular and precise attack on the media's pressure points. He has sought to dismantle Voice of America, the federally funded news agency that provides coverage to countries with limited press freedom, and persuaded his allies in Congress to cut funding for public broadcasting after decades of similar efforts sputtered out. The tactics go well beyond cutting government funding, with the administration seeking to find — and use — every lever it has, just as it has in its attacks on certain universities. It has flexed its power over seemingly parochial matters — like when some reporters at legacy media organizations including The New York Times lost their desks at the Pentagon to friendly right-wing media outlets, or by removing The Journal from the press pool on a coming trip to Scotland — and over bigger ones, too. When Trump took office, his handpicked chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, quickly revived complaints about 2024 election coverage by ABC, CBS and NBC that had been dismissed by the outgoing chair, and he said the outcome of a 'news distortion' complaint about CBS could affect his agency's review of a merger proposed between Paramount, CBS's parent company, and Skydance. Those moves, my colleague Jim Rutenberg observed early this year, recall Richard Nixon's crackdown on the press after he won re-election — and they may succeed where Nixon failed, just as Trump failed in his first term. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Bloomberg
4 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
S&P 500 Closes Above 6,300 for First Time
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BBC News
6 hours ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Orange Order criticises "inaccurate and sensationalist" reporting
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (GOLI) has criticised a number of media organisations in Northern Ireland over what it said was "inaccurate, sensationalist and divisive commentary".The GOLI said the BBC's recent coverage about a cross-community sports camp in County Down which was cancelled as residents and an Orange Lodge raised concerns over the "perceived move of the GAA into the local community" , was relentless and a statement , the GOLI also said the BBC continued to "marginalise Orangeism", criticising its coverage of the Twelfth celebrations.A spokesperson for the BBC said its coverage reflected "their scale and significance for those taking part". "We provided extensive, cross-platform coverage of the Orange Order's 12 July events," they added."Our multiple news reports were informative and impartial."And they were complemented by The Twelfth programme on BBCNI television and BBC iPlayer." The Grand Orange Lodge statement also criticised the Belfast Telegraph, Sunday Life and Irish called the Sunday Life's story are the Goldsprings LOL worshipful master "victimisation"."Will the Belfast Telegraph door step the organisers of the Joe Cahill children's GAA Gaelic competition to be held as part of Féile an Phobail?"The GOLI said it had become accustomed to "commentators who are paid to produce content for the Irish News amongst others, spewing bile and intolerance towards anything associated with our culture, our community, and our traditions".The Belfast Telegraph and Irish News have been approached for comment.
Geek Wire
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Wire
Alaska Airlines grounds flights across U.S. due to IT outage
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South China Morning Post
21 hours ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Typhoon Wipha in Hong Kong, Trump and Xi's potential meeting: 5 weekend reads you missed
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