White House abolishes the wire-service pool slot rather than readmit AP

Date

Apr 15, 2025

Kind

Court order

Status

Partially complied

Source

poynter.org ↗

Court or forum

AP v. Budowich, D.D.C., Judge McFadden

What happened

Rather than restore AP to the wire rotation the White House eliminated the dedicated wire slot and folded wires into the print rotation; AP photojournalists were readmitted but AP did not regain the rotating slot. McFadden declined further enforcement while warning of "serious consequences.".

Publisher

Poynter