Banning Critical Media Then Launching 'Trump TV'

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Broadcasting networks barred from the White House for writing critical reports on U.S. President Trump have taken legal action. Other media outlets also joined in a collective boycott in protest, while the White House, having driven out the press, has launched its own broadcasting service.

Reported by Yu Deok-gi.

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CNN, MSNBC, and political media outlet Politico, which were banned from the White House, filed a constitutional lawsuit with a court along with an emergency request to restore their White House press credentials.

They explained the reason for the lawsuit is "to protect freedom of the press under the First Amendment and uphold the principle that the government must not dictate the content of press reporting and publishing."

The cooperative pool of five major U.S. broadcasting networks—CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News—suspended video coverage of President Trump.

As a result, at the completion ceremony for the presidential helicopter landing pad, there were no broadcast audio equipment, causing Trump's voice to be drowned out by helicopter noise. The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press also refused to publish photos from the event.

Broadcasting networks are reportedly unlikely to broadcast President Trump's UN General Assembly speech, scheduled for early tomorrow morning, Korea time (September 23).

This collective coverage boycott was reportedly achieved with the active involvement of the Washington bureau chief of pro-Trump outlet Fox News, serving as the head of the White House Correspondents' Association.

[Fox News Anchor/Reading Statement from the Five Major Broadcasting Networks Pool: No government should restrict media outlets simply because it disagrees with their reporting.]

Trump fiercely criticized the media outlets that filed the lawsuit, stating, "If we lose the lawsuit, we will appeal," and calling them "third-rate clowns who distort the facts."

[Donald Trump/U.S. President (local time September 21): If it's fake news, I believe I have an obligation not to let such media outlets into another very special house like the White House.]

Having driven out media outlets, the White House launched its own streaming broadcast called Trump TV.

With low approval ratings raising the possibility of a crushing defeat in the midterm elections, critics point out that the Trump administration is resorting to unconstitutional extremes to suppress critical reporting.

(Video reporting: Yang Ji-hoon, Video editing: Kim Byeong-jik, Design: Kim Han-gil, Video source: U.S. White House YouTube, Fox News 'America's Newsroom')
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