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A federal judge ruled on October 13 that CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists can keep White House access while the outlets’ lawsuit against the Trump administration proceeds. The preliminary injunction extends a temporary restraining order issued September 24. The outlets sued after President Donald Trump said in a September 18 social media post that he was banning them from the White House. The administration argued the ban was needed to protect national security and prevent leaks of classified information. Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their due process and First Amendment claims.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. A federal judge ruled on October 13 that CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists can keep White House access while their lawsuit proceeds.

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    HuffPost
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian, ABC News
    Center
    CNBC, Deutsche Welle, The Hill, Newsweek, Sky News
    Right
    Reason
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. President Donald Trump said in a September 18 social media post that he was banning the three outlets from the White House, and reporters were denied entry the next day.

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    HuffPost
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    The Guardian
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    Reason
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    The Epoch Times

  3. Judge Timothy Kelly found the plaintiffs likely to succeed on their due process and First Amendment claims.

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    HuffPost
    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, The Hill
    Right
    Reason
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  4. The administration argued the ban was needed to protect national security and prevent leaks of classified information.

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    HuffPost
    Left
    ABC News
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  5. The injunction extends a temporary restraining order issued on September 24.

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    The Guardian
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, The Hill
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    The Epoch Times

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The September 18 ban was imposed because of the outlets’ coverage and viewpoints, or to protect national security.

    The plaintiffs and their lawyer Theodore Boutrous say Trump wanted to ban the outlets over their viewpoints. The Justice Department says the ban protected national security and prevented leaks of classified information. The judge said the national security arguments came after the fact and were unsupported by the administration, according to AP coverage.

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that a federal judge kept CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists’ White House access during their lawsuit. Some left headlines frame the ruling as a blow to Trump, center headlines report the order plainly, and right headlines stress its legal standard and the government’s national security argument.

  • the left

    11 outlets

    Bloomberg, the Guardian and the AP-sourced ABC headline keep to the ruling itself, while HuffPost, rated Far Left, frames it as a “Brutal Blow” to Trump.

    Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    7 outlets

    Center headlines state the ruling plainly as an extended order, and Newsweek’s “Trump-Appointed Judge” headline stresses the judge’s appointment by Trump.

    Judge extends White House access for media outlets banned by Trump
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    8 outlets

    Right-side headlines describe the ruling in legal terms such as a preliminary injunction requiring readmission, and Reason quotes the judge’s skepticism of the government’s case.

    Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House
    ReasonRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left2

    Brutal Blowbooted

  • Center1

    was unlawful

  • Right2

    in name of national securityFake News

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Brutal BlowMore neutral: Judge orders White House to keep press access during lawsuit

    Calls the ruling a dramatic defeat for Trump, which goes beyond what the preliminary order decides.

    Judge Deals Trump A Brutal Blow On His Press Ban

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    bootedMore neutral: removed

    The word “booted” implies a forceful ejection, while the outlets were stripped of press passes; a plainer verb describes the same action.

    …Timothy Kelly issued an injunction preventing CNN, Politico and MS NOW from being booted from the White House grounds until the case is decided.

    Used byNBC News (Left)

  • Absolutist framing

    was unlawfulMore neutral: was likely unlawful, the judge found

    Presents a preliminary finding that the ban was likely unlawful as a settled ruling.

    …Politico journalists, deciding on Tuesday that Donald Trump's attempt to ban them was unlawful.

    Used bySky News (Center)

  • Delegitimizing label

    in name of national securityMore neutral: citing national security

    Suggests the government’s stated national security reason is a pretext, which the article does not establish.

    The government argued it was necessary to exclude certain outlets in name of national security and to prevent leaking of classified information.

    Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Fake NewsMore neutral: inaccurate report or say what is false and how you know

    Dismisses reporting wholesale; a false claim should be identified specifically.

    Federal Judge Shields CNN & Fake News From White House Ban

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    FAKE NEWSMore neutral: a statement that the outlets’ reporting was inaccurate

    A quoted label that dismisses the outlets’ coverage as false, presented without evidence in the article.

    …from entering the White House grounds “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS”.

    Quoted byThe Guardian (Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

11 outlets

Leads with

  • ruling against the administration
  • free-speech and due process claims
  • continued restrictions despite the earlier order
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From the center

7 outlets

Leads with

  • the order was extended
  • judge’s appointment by Trump
  • likely violation of constitutional rights
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From the right

8 outlets

Leads with

  • legal basis for the injunction
  • government’s national security rationale
  • plaintiffs’ viewpoint discrimination claim
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 13, 11:01 PM EDT

  • Center

    24 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 11:25 PM EDT

  • Right

    35 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 11:36 PM EDT

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 13, 11:01 PM EDT
  2. HuffPostFar LeftOct 13, 11:10 PM EDT
  3. CNBCCenterOct 13, 11:25 PM EDT
  4. CBS NewsLeftOct 13, 11:27 PM EDT
  5. ReasonRightOct 13, 11:36 PM EDT
  6. The New York TimesLeftOct 13, 11:41 PM EDT
  7. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 13, 11:46 PM EDT
  8. The HillCenterOct 13, 11:50 PM EDT
  9. NewsweekCenterOct 14, 12:05 AM EDT
  10. NBC NewsLeftOct 14, 12:11 AM EDT
  11. The GuardianLeftOct 14, 12:34 AM EDT
  12. The Washington TimesRightOct 14, 12:36 AM EDT
  13. Sky NewsCenterOct 14, 12:45 AM EDT
  14. ABC NewsLeftOct 14, 12:46 AM EDT
  15. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 14, 1:02 AM EDT
  16. NPRLeftOct 14, 3:16 AM EDT
  17. The IndependentLeftOct 14, 5:23 AM EDT
  18. Straight Arrow NewsCenterOct 14, 7:16 AM EDT
  19. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 14, 7:23 AM EDT
  20. Washington ExaminerRightOct 14, 8:00 AM EDT
  21. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 14, 11:15 AM EDT
  22. PBS NewsHourCenterOct 14, 11:27 AM EDT
  23. The Western JournalFar RightOct 14, 12:14 PM EDT
  24. TownhallFar RightOct 14, 1:00 PM EDT
  25. Fox NewsFar RightOct 14, 3:49 PM EDT

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