Dozens of prominent news organizations, including CNN, The Washington Post, and conservative outlets like Fox and Newsmax, united to urge the White House to rescind its ban on The Associated Press. The ban stems from a dispute over the outlet's use of 'Gulf of Mexico' rather than 'Gulf of America,' as President Trump mandated. A letter coordinated by the White House Correspondents' Association cited the First Amendment, asserting that government interference in editorial decisions undermines press freedom and endangers future protections for journalists.
The decision to bar The Associated Press was an escalation of a dispute that does not serve the presidency or the public.
The First Amendment prohibits the government from asserting control over how news organizations make editorial decisions.
Any attempt to punish journalists for those decisions is a serious breach of this constitutional protection.
We fear a future administration may not like something Newsmax writes and seek to ban us.
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