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- 1White House excludes CNN from president's travel pool●CNN was slotted to cover the president on Saturday on behalf of the television pool, but White House guidance did not in
CNN was scheduled to cover the president on Saturday as part of the television pool, but White House guidance omitted the network from the list of outlets traveling with him. The move has drawn criticism from press freedom advocates, who say rotating or excluding networks from presidential coverage undermines the press pool's role in holding the administration accountable.
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The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One as the network's turn in the rotating pool that covers the president on behalf of the major television networks. CNN says the exclusion came as Trump travelled to Tennessee. The move is being read as an escalation in the administration's conflict with the network over coverage.
- 3Television pool debates coverage of the president's trip●…The decision immediately raised the question of whether the television pool would cover the president’s trip. The TV po
A decision has raised the question of whether the television pool will cover the president's trip. The pool, a rotating group of networks that share the work of filming the president's daily activities, had boycotted those responsibilities this week following a dispute connected to the Trump administration, and networks are now weighing whether to resume the shared filming duties for the upcoming travel.
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The White House has barred CNN from covering President Trump on behalf of the major television networks as he travels to Tennessee. The move blocks the network from providing pooled coverage of the president's trip, raising fresh concerns about press access to the administration. Details about why CNN was excluded and whether other outlets objected have not been made clear.