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Trump’s decision to ban journalists from the White House – and One Nation’s actions – shows why Australia urgently needs a media freedom bill | Peter Greste

Australians can’t afford to be complacent – Pauline Hanson also thinks it’s OK to shut out reporters she doesn’t like No politician loves journalists. The relationship between media and governments has always been fractious, combative, resentful and at times downright hostile. But that is how it is meant to be. Governments wield power; media monitor and report on it. That dynamic is critical to…

Trump’s decision to ban journalists from the White House – and One Nation’s actions – shows why Australia urgently needs a media freedom bill | Peter Greste

US President Donald Trump launched a new helipad on the White House South Lawn on Monday, but his remarks were inaudible to viewers as a helicopter's noise drowned them out. This came after major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC, suspended their shared television pool coverage of Trump's events, following Trump's decision to ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House grounds.

The New York Times joined the protest by not distributing photographs taken as part of its still photography pool, in solidarity with the affected news organizations. The television pool and the White House media ban came as CNN, MSNBC, and Politico filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging that their First Amendment rights were violated by the revocation of their credentials.

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News in Easy English: Tokyo business area, office workers, keep cool in mini-forests

TOKYO -- People often call Tokyo's business areas "concrete jungles." They have many roads and tall buildings. These can make the city hotter. This is

  • Otemachi Tower in Tokyo features 200 trees creating a mini-forest.
  • Temperature in the forest was 32.5°C at noon, 3.9°C cooler than nearby crossing.
  • Company estimates forest care costs twice as much as conventional open space maintenance.

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