World news | The Guardian2d ago
Pentagon correspondents push back on ‘unconstitutional’ press restrictions https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/24/pentagon-correspondents-press-restrictions #UsPressAndPublishing #UsPolitics #Media #TrumpAdministration #NewYorkTimes #UsNews #Newspapers
Pentagon correspondents push back on ‘unconstitutional’ press restrictions

Spokesperson says New York Times ‘will be going back to court’ after defense department hastily announces new arrangement

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US news | The Guardian6d ago
US judge blocks Pentagon’s press access policy after New York Times lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-judge-blocks-pentagon-policy #UsMilitary #Newspapers #Media #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #NewYorkTimes #UsPressAndPublishing #WorldNews #UsPolitics #NewspapersMagazines
US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit

Lawsuit alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not like

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World news | The GuardianMar 17
US media mogul sees a big opportunity in the cuts at the Washington Post https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/17/notus-hire-washington-post-staff-robert-allbritton #Media #WashingtonPost #Business #UsNews #UsPressAndPublishing
US media mogul sees a big opportunity in the cuts at the Washington Post

Robert Allbritton’s Notus plans to double its newsroom staff, which includes hiring prominent ex-Post journalists

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World news | The GuardianMar 16
Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/trump-fcc-chair-broadcast-license-threat-iran-war #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #Media #UsPressAndPublishing #UsNews #UsPolitics #UsTelevisionIndustry #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran
Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage

US president on social media said he was ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr was looking into broadcasters’ licenses

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US news | The GuardianMar 14
FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/fcc-broadcast-permits-iran-war-news #TrumpAdministration #TvNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsConstitutionAndCivilLiberties #UsNews #UsPressAndPublishing #Media #TheNewsOnTv #RadioIndustry #Radio #UsPolitics
FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war

Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

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US news | The GuardianMar 13
Pete Hegseth’s cheerleading of attacks on Iran tempered by his belligerence to the US press https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/pete-hegseth-iran-was-us-press #PeteHegseth #UsisraelWarOnIran #UsMilitary #UsPressAndPublishing #TrumpAdministration #Iran #Israel #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #NewspapersMagazines #UsPolitics #UsNews
Pete Hegseth attacks media for not being positive enough about US attacks on Iran

US defense head is eager to frame operation as a success – and slam journalists for not portraying it in a positive light

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US news | The GuardianMar 13
AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe? | Margaret Sullivan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/ai-generated-fake-iran-images #AiArtificialIntelligence #UsisraelWarOnIran #Technology #Iran #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Media #UsPressAndPublishing
AI-generated Iran images are widespread. How do we know what to believe?

Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverage

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US news | The GuardianFeb 27
Trump has embraced a disturbing strategy to silence free speech | David Bralow https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/27/trump-free-speech-ftc-media-matters #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #PressFreedom #UsPressAndPublishing #Media #UsPolitics
Trump has embraced a disturbing strategy to silence free speech

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Media Matters over critical coverage. It’s just one example of the administration’s approach

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US news | The GuardianFeb 14
Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hypercapitalists in charge, your news is not safe | Jane Martinson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/14/jeff-bezos-washington-post-news-not-safe #WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #Media #UsPressAndPublishing #Newspapers #DonaldTrump #UsNews #WorldNews
Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hyper-capitalists in charge, your news is not safe

His shameful stewardship of a once great title highlights how much we lose when private interest eclipses the public good, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson

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US news | The GuardianFeb 12
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/12/washington-post-fires-staff #Media #WashingtonPost #NewYorkTimes #Newspapers #UsPressAndPublishing #NewspapersMagazines
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly?

To understand the change in Washington Post’s fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times’s trajectory

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