White House unveils new press badge restrictions, rules for accessBy Steven Nelson
May 5, 2023
WASHINGTON — The White House press office on Friday evening announced new rules to yank reporters’ press badges and said that all journalists who currently have one will have to reapply by July 31.
The rules usher in a new era by closing a legal loophole that shielded journalists from retribution in the past.
Federal courts said the White House couldn’t suspend reporters’ badges under former President Donald Trump because the lack of formal rules warning of the possibility deprived journalists of due process.
The new rules serve as a warning and include vague standards to justify enforcement.
The announcement just two days after World Press Freedom Day also outlines stricter policies for getting press badges, known as hard passes, and was met with unease in part due to the ill-defined rules for what conduct could result in getting reporters banished.
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https://nypost.com/2023/05/05/white-house-unveils-new-press-badge-restrictions-rules-for-access/
