MS NOW says its journalists are denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday morning. Multiple outlets report that MS NOW staffers were turned away as the White House began enforcing a previous threat tied to the network’s coverage of President Donald Trump.
The ban comes a day after Trump said on Friday that MS NOW, along with CNN and Politico, would be blocked from entering the White House complex. While most accounts focus on MS NOW’s reporters being refused entry, some outlets also mention additional actions such as badge confiscation. MS NOW responds by saying it intends to defend its First Amendment rights and the role of independent journalism.
Across the coverage, outlets generally agree on the timing and the organizations involved in the ban. Differences are mainly in the details reported—such as whether only MS NOW’s access was immediately affected or whether similar access restrictions were applied to CNN and Politico at the same time—and in the characterization of the dispute over media coverage.
