前总统特朗普的政府把新闻自由作为目标,威胁筹资和进入,恢复秘密记者调查规则。 Former President Trump's administration targeted press freedoms, threatening funding and access, and reinstating secret journalist investigation rules.

前总统特朗普(Trump)政府以新闻为目标,威胁为国家新闻局和PBS提供资金,禁止美联社开展活动,并减少FOIA的工作人员,妨碍政府的透明度。 Former President Trump's administration targeted the press, threatening funding for NPR and PBS, banning the Associated Press from events, and reducing FOIA staff, hindering government transparency. 新闻自由团体警告这些行动会产生“震撼效应”, 损害媒体在追究政府责任方面的作用。 Press freedom groups warn these actions create a "chilling effect," undermining the media's role in holding the government accountable. 司法部恢复了一项允许对记者进行秘密调查的规则,引起人们对新闻自由的关切。 The Justice Department reinstated a rule allowing secret investigations of journalists, raising concerns about freedom of the press.