Content overview: “Trump's Free Press Attacks Echo Autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg Says”. To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ginsberg says Trump's attacks on the free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats and warns of the dangers such actions pose to democracy. The interview examines the implications of the ban for press freedom and the ability of journalists to hold power accountable.
Ginsberg provides her expert perspective on the broader trends and the importance of a free press. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking, and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.