Brian Stelter

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Brian Stelter is an American journalist, author and CNN chief media analyst. He writes the Reliable Sources newsletter and previously reported on television and media for The New York Times.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Brian Stelter, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Brian Stelter

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Brian Stelter

Role at the time: CNN chief media analyst, writing on X

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Statement summary

Stelter calls the protection of access a landmark victory and says it repudiates an effort to replace reporters with propagandists.

“This is a landmark victory for press freedom in the US. Specifically, it protects CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s access to the White House while their lawsuit over last month's ban continues; more generally, it repudiates Trump's effort to replace reporters with propagandists.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Brian Stelter on the press-access injunctionOriginal post
Why we used this label

Stelter criticizes the administration's treatment of reporters by saying the access protection repudiates an effort to replace them with propagandists.

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