Live coverage of President stopped after ban on 3 media houses of America, in response White House launches 'Trump TV'

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Trump TV Vs US Media : Three major American TV channels have stopped joint live coverage of President Donald Trump's programs. This decision has been taken by the White House after the ban on journalists of CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Brian Botton said on Monday that video coverage of the President's programs under this system will no longer be done.

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White House launches its own online video feed, named 'Trump TV'

After this the White House started its online video feed, which has been named 'Trump TV'. In this, old videos of Trump, government announcements and latest updates will be shown. People will also be able to watch live programs from the White House on phones and other internet devices.

White House itself released the video of helipad inauguration

The new helipad was inaugurated at the White House on Monday. Usually, TV networks do video coverage of such events, but this time they had stopped shared coverage. Therefore the White House itself released the video of the event. The program did not have cameras and microphones from TV networks. Due to this, Trump's voice could not be heard clearly. Noise from Marine One also caused problems. Now the White House has its own digital platform ready for coverage of such programs. These can be shown on Trump TV.

New York Times also stopped photo coverage

American newspaper 'New York Times' also decided on Monday not to publish and share the photos found from the White House photo pool. The newspaper said it was doing so in support of those media organizations whose journalists have been ousted from the White House. However, The New York Times said it would continue coverage of Trump's visit to New York. According to the newspaper, it is important for independent media to keep an eye on the functioning of the government.

Presidential Pool covers the President's events

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Cameras of all TV channels cannot reach every program of the President in America. So ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC have created a joint arrangement called the 'Presidential Television Pool'. In this, the networks take turns video recording the President's program and give the footage to other media institutions.
This time it was CNN's turn, but the White House banned its journalists. After this, the other networks switched to a shared TV pool instead of carrying coverage in CNN's place.

All three media houses reached court against the ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit in US federal court against the Trump administration. All three media houses have demanded restoration of their access to the White House. According to the Associated Press, all three have accused the administration of violating their rights under the First and Fifth Amendments. He has also demanded an early hearing in the matter.

Trump has been accusing the media of bias

Trump has been calling CNN's news 'fake news' since 2016. Even during his first term, there was controversy regarding the White House passes of CNN journalists. Trump has also accused big newspapers like 'New York Times' and 'Wall Street Journal' of running biased news against him. He repeatedly raised questions on the reporting of these media institutions and in some cases even filed defamation cases. Trump has alleged that these media organizations deliberately run such news which tarnishes his image.

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