Trump vs. the media
The NPR Politics Podcast

Trump vs. the media

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 202619 min

Angered by what he perceived as negative coverage, President Trump barred journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House grounds. Those outlets have since sued the government, alleging the prohibition violates the First Amendment. Additionally, television networks decided to suspend participation in the system of shared coverage of the White House in a show of solidarity. We explain what's going on. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, and media correspondent David Folkenflik. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive...

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— Some groups have been sounding the alarm about AI safety for years. But in the last few months, something changed. — The conversation has just shifted so quickly, away from, we don't even know if this is real to, okay, what are we going to do about this?

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— AI hacks, rogue agents, calls for regulation. We unpack it all on shortwave. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. — It's been almost 10 years since President Trump first tweeted out the words,

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fake news. In the time since, he's found many new ways to ratchet up attacks on the press, including a ban on multiple outlets from the White House grounds. The outlets are fighting back, in court and on screen. Where's this headed? It's the NPR Politics podcast, and we are recording this at 1.12 p.m.

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