AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoWHCA & Press Freedom: President Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner after an April shooting, mixing jokes with barbs at “fake news” and “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” while WHCA President Weijia Jiang used the stage to defend the First Amendment and warn against undermining press freedom. Legal Pressure on Media: The DOJ withdrew subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters in the Air Force One/Qatari jet leak probe after a judge raised First Amendment concerns, ending an escalation that had drawn sharp criticism. AI & Copyright: India’s Delhi High Court ruled that storing ANI articles for ChatGPT training falls under a copyright exemption for private use and research, a key step in the fast-moving AI training vs. publishers fight. Disinformation Law Pushback: Philippine media and rights groups urged Congress to defer anti-disinformation bills, arguing they borrow from anti-terror powers and could be weaponized against activists and newsrooms. Global Trust in News: Reuters Institute data put Kenya and Nigeria at the top for news trust in 2026, while the US lagged far behind.
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