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Feb 6, 2025 Trump called for CBS to cancel '60 Minutes' and lose its broadcast license over an edited interview Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Threatening a major broadcaster's operating license over editorial decisions represents an attempt to use regulatory leverage to punish critical journalism.
Independently corroborated by6 independent news desks
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- Trump calls for CBS to cancel '60 Minutes' — President Trump called for CBS to cancel '60 Minutes' and suggested the network should lose its broadcasting license. This statement reflects the administration's antagonism towards media outlets critical of its policies.
- Trump calls for CBS News to be terminated — On February 6, 2025, Trump claimed that CBS News "defrauded the public" regarding an edited interview with Kamala Harris, calling for the network to be "immediately terminated." This statement reflects an attack on press freedom, as it seeks to punish a media outlet for its editorial choices.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 3 – 2025-02-01–2025-02-07
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Feb 1, 2025 Pentagon implemented a media rotation program replacing NYT, NPR, NBC, and Politico with New York Post, Breitbart, OANN, and HuffPost Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Swapping out established news outlets for more favorable ones in the Pentagon press corps restructures which journalists have routine access to cover the military.
Independently corroborated by5 independent news desks
nytimes · The Washington Post · Reuters · NBC News · CNN
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- Pentagon implements media rotation program — The Pentagon has announced a new "annual media rotation program" that will replace traditional media outlets with non-traditional ones in its press spaces. The New York Times, NPR, NBC, and Politico will be replaced by the New York Post, Breitbart, One America News Network, and HuffPost, respectively. This change, set to take effect on February 14, aims to broaden access to the Pentagon's Correspondents' Corridor. The move has been criticized by affected outlets as impeding access and not serving the public interest.
- Pentagon informs press corps of media rotation — The Pentagon informed its resident press corps that NBC, NPR, the New York Times, and Politico would have to rotate out to give seats to the New York Post, Breitbart, OANN, and HuffPost. This decision could affect media access and the diversity of press coverage at the Pentagon.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 3 – 2025-02-01–2025-02-07
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