Trump didn't back down - and the TV networks are on their way back with the cameras

After a week of boycott by the five largest TV networks in the US, four of them are expected to resume their joint coverage pool of President Trump, while CNN remains excluded. The fear of an emergency event without documentation led to a new arrangement, but Trump may still be left without major coverage at certain events.

After a week of boycott by the five largest TV networks in the US — ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC — four of them are expected to resume their joint coverage pool of President Trump, while CNN remains excluded. The networks suspended the pool's activity in order to pressure the administration to restore the blacklisted networks to coverage, and even refused to broadcast extensive footage from Trump's summit with the Chinese president. The fear of an emergency event being left without photographic documentation led to a new arrangement: whenever it is CNN's turn, the networks will decide whether to provide an alternative crew or leave the slot empty. The arrangement gives Trump greater control over the identity of media outlets that receive close access to events. The confrontation began on September 18, when Trump banned reporters from CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House. A federal judge ordered the return of press credentials to the journalists, but the ruling did not address their inclusion in the small broadcast pool. Trump wrote on social media that fake news should not be allowed into the White House.