US judge orders White House to restore press access

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How did the left and right cover US judge orders White House to restore press access?

Of the 59 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 25% are rated left, 36% are rated centre, 39% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 73. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is US judge orders White House to restore press access left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 59 rated outlets on this story, 25% are rated left, 36% are rated centre, 39% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of US judge orders White House to restore press access biased?

US judge orders White House to restore press access is one event reported by 73 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting US judge orders White House to restore press access?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered US judge orders White House to restore press access?

73 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why were some news outlets blocked from the White House?

The Trump administration blocked CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, with President Trump reportedly declaring their coverage to be untrue. The outlets argued the ban was retaliation for their reporting.

What was the outcome of the court case?

A US federal judge issued a temporary restraining order, ordering the administration to reinstate access for the three outlets for 14 days. The judge called the ban unconstitutional and suggested the outlets would likely succeed in their legal challenge.

When did networks resume coverage?

Television networks were set to resume coverage of President Donald Trump's events on Friday, including events with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, after the court order and the White House's subsequent actions to restore access.