Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracy

By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University

Amid the tumult over US President Donald Trump’s latest assault on press freedom, it’s easy to lose sight of what exactly journalism is and why, when done well, it carries real weight.

Good journalism provides information that those in positions of power don’t want the public to know.

Yes, it’s important to recognise that beyond the president’s habitual bully-bluster schtick, the barring of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House violates the first amendment of the Constitution protecting press freedom. So outrageous is the ban that the three news outlets are suing…

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