Free press

CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block against Trump's White House press ban

The outlets said in their September 21 lawsuit that Trump’s bans were unlawful viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees free press rights.

An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after US President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, in Washington, D.C., US, September 21, 2026.
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.

Trump's White House press pool ban lifted by federal judge, reporters regain access to White House

CNN Senior White House Report Betsy Klein during a television report on a street corner outside the White House grounds after earlier being denied entry, on September 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.

CNN, MS NOW reporters blocked from entering White House after Trump ban on 'fake news' - report

Bari Weiss speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, US, May 3, 2022.

No. 10: Bari Weiss: The journalist who went from challenging legacy media to running it


Are the Internet giants eviscerating journalism?

The European Parliament must vote massively in favor of “neighboring rights” for the survival of democracy and one of its most remarkable symbols: journalism.

The Palestinian newspaper Al Quds that published an interview with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser, is displayed for sale in a bookshop in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, June 24, 2018.

The grave danger of media bias

Misinformation matters because media outlets have great power. They shape the way we understand the world and, ultimately, drive our behavior.

A man buys a Sunday newspaper at a news stand in London July 17, 2011.

Al Jazeera, ‘free speech’ and the future of journalism

One thing though will remain true in the future as in the 1980s: stories about two-headed seals will still make headlines.

A journalist conducting an interview. (Illustrative)

Media reform: Who should decide what enters the public domain?

This is an immense opportunity for journalism to renew its commitment to professional ethics and public integrity.

Man looking through hole in newspaper (Illustrative)

Keeping the Israeli press free – together

If independent journalism is going to survive, it needs the public to tip the scales.

Hebrew newspapers.