As the circus turns, POTUS Oj banned CNN, Politico & MSNOW from covering the White House.

Wednesday night, a federal judge appointed by POTUS OJ ruled the ban was unlawful.

The White House didn't allow the banned news outlets access to the building until Thursday afternoon.

It was reported that CNN, Politico & MSNOW were not allowed to cover the State dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping this evening.

The number of petty infractions POTUS OJ will pile up before he leaves office will fill a comic book.😁

The fact that POTUS OJ is allowed to get away with this foolishness is both ridiculous & hilarious. Makes for comedic source material.😎

I didn't know the main stream media outlets had a "right" to the Whitehouse anyway.

I thought it was all at the pleasure of whoever was in office.

Freedom of speech and press means freedom from being imprisoned or prosecuted for what you write....not freedom of access.

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I didn't know the main stream media outlets had a "right" to the Whitehouse anyway.

None of them has a right to roam around in the White House.🤣

However, the White House press pool is supposed to consist of news outlets regardless of politics.

Otherwse, the USA would have state-run TV like Russia or North Korea.

The news would be one-sided if only FOX & Newsmax & OAN were allowed to cover the White House.😁😎

First of all, most of the media is controlled by the government anyway through the FCC so in a sense it IS state controlled.

But personally, I think America SHOULD have a state-run television channel like some of these other countries so that it operates independently of the financial or profit factor.

I don't think governments should be beholden to private corporate interests but should always have the upper hand.

26 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

First of all, most of the media is controlled by the government anyway through the FCC so in a sense it IS state controlled.

The FCC issues broadcast licenses. The media agrees to operate within the broadcastint rules. However, the FCC doesn't control or dictate content.

26 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

But personally, I think America SHOULD have a state-run television channel like some of these other countries so that it operates independently of the financial or profit factor.

PBS & NPR are the closest thing America will get to it.

26 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

I don't think governments should be beholden to private corporate interests but should always have the upper hand.

Instead of being run by government, America chose its form of Democracy & the system of capitalism.

The system has worked out to make the USA the most powerful nation on the planet.😎

ProfD

The FCC issues broadcast licenses. The media agrees to operate within the broadcastint rules. However, the FCC doesn't control or dictate content

They don't???

When they tell you that you can't say certain words.

When they tell you that you can't show certain body parts.

When they tell you that you can't talk about certain topic.

......that's control.

PBS & NPR are the closest thing America will get to it.

Perhaps.

I consider those stations truly neutral and what television SHOULD be like.

I remember seeing nudity and graphic violence on Channel 56 (the PBS station in Detroit) and wondering why the other television stations weren't showing this.

At my young age....I didn't realize that other stations CENSORED their programming.