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

MS NOW, CNN regain access to the White House hours after a federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump to reverse his ban on the media outlets

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press, at Shannon Airport in Ireland, September 13, 2026.
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.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump over White House press ban, citing First Amendment

"This ban could not be a more direct assault on the First Amendment nor a more blatant violation of our most fundamental constitutional principles," the media networks' lawsuit stated.

|ByREUTERS
A journalist holds the blood-covered camera belonging to Palestinian photojournalist Mariam Dagga, a journalist who freelanced for AP since the start of the war and who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, during her funeral on August 25, 2025.

Al Jazeera fires 24 journalists, staff from Gaza amid lawsuit alleging Hamas, PIJ ties - report

The lawsuit was filed in February 2025, names the employees and alleges that some Al Jazeera staff members had ties to terrorist organizations and, in some cases, were members of those groups.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pakistani flags flutter near the Parliament House, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Why has Pakistan introduced new guidelines for state oversight of foreign media? - analysis

Pakistani journalists working for foreign media organizations are also covered by the new guidelines.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD / THE MEDIA LINE

Karhi, Ben-Gvir spar with AG over international media live footage ban

Since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, foreign media outlets have not been allowed into the Gaza Strip independently, and have been limited to entries guided by the IDF.

JUNE 23, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a rally in support of the current Israeli government, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.

Netanyahu’s self-serving press conference: a display of deflection and distortion - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's news conference was self-centered and full of problematic claims.

MAY 26, 2025BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem last Wednesday. It cannot be denied that Netanyahu was coherent and sharp, but a lot of what he said was either inaccurate or incorrect, the writer argues.

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character - opinion

These initiatives illustrate how some ministers have forgotten what is supposed to happen in a democracy – ideas are not meant to be controlled.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'

Protesters chain themselves to Communications Ministry calling for free press

Opposition leader Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid previously called the bill an "an attack on Israeli democracy and on Israeli freedom of expression."

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Protesters dressed as news channels hang themselves outside the Communications Ministry, protesting for free speech

Dvora Szerer to be ICI Meeting 2024 spokesperson

Dvora Szerer, a communications veteran, has been named the spokesperson and public relations manager for the 29th Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions Meeting 2024 in Israel.

NOVEMBER 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Deborah Sherer

Foreign Press Association demands Israel end Gaza media ban, appeals to Supreme Court

The association expressed particular concern over the safety of Palestinian journalists, some of whom have been killed while covering the conflict.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
A PALESTINIAN youth stands on a donkey cart in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. Who rules Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war is a question few can yet answer.

Is Israel losing the war against Hamas in Gaza? - opinion

Does Israel have professional crisis communications? The answer is yes, but it is extremely limited.

JUNE 20, 2024ByJOEL LEYDEN
IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari delivers Sunday evening public address. March 24, 2024.

Jewish NPR editor resigns after criticizing network for bias on Israel coverage

The NPR editor's colleagues argued his critique was unfair and inaccurate, pointing to several discrepancies.

APRIL 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NPR headquarters

Israeli GPO pleads for media integrity, ethical reporting from foreign press

Featured speakers included members of the Israeli government, the international press, and families of hostages.

FEBRUARY 4, 2024ByAARON PORIS/THE MEDIA LINE
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, deputy CEO of strategy and innovation at the Jerusalem Post Group, moderates a panel discussion at the GPO-FOZ event, Jan. 29, 2024.

Border Police officers suspended after journalist beaten in east Jerusalem

Police said the journalist was interfering with the work of police officers in the area before the filmed beating.

DECEMBER 17, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Israeli Border Police officers walk while Muslim Palestinians hold Friday prayers in Jerusalem, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas continues. December 15, 2023.