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

CNN reporter Betsy Klein said that when she tried to enter the premises, a Secret Service agent said her press pass had been deactivated and would not explain why her credentials had been revoked.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
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.
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

The journalist who had built her reputation challenging legacy media was suddenly responsible for reshaping one of its most storied institutions.

|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
Lebanese army troops deploy at the entrance of the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, Lebanon, July 21, 2026

Lebanon's proposed information law raises concern for press freedom, limits Palestinian media jobs

Nashabe warned that the law could also be used to discriminate against Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon by stipulating that the manager for a professional media site must be Lebanese.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

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.

MARCH 18, 2018BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
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.

MARCH 14, 2018ByTEHILLA SHWARTZ-ALTSHULER
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.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017ByGUY MARGALIT
Hebrew newspapers.