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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 08/10/2026

It’s not just press freedom organizations like us. Everyone from Joe Rogan and Glenn Beck to Ted Cruz has had enough of Brendan Carr’s efforts to punish news that Donald Trump doesn’t like. They know that once Carr’s nonsense is normalized, the censorship won’t only be aimed at the left.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some info on rates of LA City employees, including LAPD, living outside of the city: controller.lacity.gov/landings/202...

controller.lacity.gov

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FWIW, LAPD is already largest chunk of LA's budget -- and they demand more money each year. Their pay rates are wildly high by comparison to departments in more expensive areas like, say, NYPD. LAPD officer is a six figure job you can get with a GED and fewer hours of training than a barber.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

LA politics is WILD. Firefighter union wants a tax to fund firefighting. OK, typical public policy debate -- right? Then police union steps in to oppose as "an affordability issue." But, um ... over 80% of LAPD officers don't even live in the City of Los Angeles. Make it make sense. 🤔

latimes.com

LAPD union will oppose half-cent sales tax hike pushed by firefighters' union

The LAPD's officer union will oppose Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot pushed by the firefighters union.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ghoulish how Trump crowd cheers at idea of millions of Americans dying. San Diego might be largest military population concentration in US. Over 100,000 on active duty there alone. Add LA and SD vets, families = maybe a million US military+dependents. So ... cheers for killing military families?

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Nolan Higdon @nolanhigdon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It was a pleasure to have @adamrose.bsky.social of the @freedom.press on the show to discuss media monopolies and the death of the free press. Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/wrZ2jI2GVa0

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I haven’t noticed it in every city, maybe it’s more a Los Angeles problem? But it’s certainly a problem here. I’d say about 50% of my rides use it at a level where it stays on my clothes for at least few hours.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Maybe worse than hotels? Smelly chemicals in rideshares! When I sit in a stinky Uber or Lyft (multiple times per month) it can take 4-5 times through wash before stench of chemical sprays are out of my clothes. It's worse for others. Lawsuit claims over 1-in-4 adults have a chemical sensitivity.

latimes.com

Should California hotels be sued for using fragrances in their lobbies?

Hotels increasingly use signature scents to shape their brands, but guests with asthma or chemical sensitivities say those fragrances can trigger headaches and other problems.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 01/10/2026

Almost as important as Trump's press ban is where he announced it: Truth Social, which he owns and uses to post official government business. Now, he’s selling early access to those posts as a subscription service to anyone who pays $100k/month. More in this video by @adamrose.bsky.social:

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I didn't learn em dashes from AI. AI learned em dashes from me! It's not just em dashes offering a false "tell." It's all sorts of classic writing techniques like negative parallelism. (See what I did there?) TBH, I'm so old I prefer double hyphens. They just get autocorrected to em dashes.

poynter.org

AI learned how to write from humans. Now humans are trying not to sound like AI. - Poynter

Writers are scrubbing em dashes and second-guessing old habits to avoid being mistaken for machines

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 28/09/2026

The First Amendment protects speech regardless of viewpoint, especially if it is adversarial to the government. Watch @adamrose.bsky.social explain why Trump banning @cnn.com, @ms.now, and @politico.com from the White House is incompatible with the Constitution.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 28/09/2026

“This, certainly, from an outside observer’s perspective, looks like retaliation for him committing acts of journalism,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told @columjournreview.bsky.social about the detention of Carlitos Ricardo Parias.

cjr.org

Richard LA’s impossible beat.

Independent creator-journalists such as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, known as Richard LA, are especially vulnerable to retaliation—and deportation.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Critical read by @seth-stern.bsky.social in @theintercept.com. Ellisons know a scary amount about you via Oracle. (Ever wonder, "what's their actual product"? It's YOU / your data!) By taking over mass media, they can give America false fears, causing us to give up even more of our data & privacy.

theintercept.com

The Ellisons Could Make a Killing in Big Surveillance With the Paramount Merger

With the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger set to proceed, the Ellisons can stoke Americans’ fears — and sell the government its solution.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hahaha. Best thing on the internet today. Some adults still think they can trade away everyone else's rights in some pointless effort to keep kids off the internet. Not only will kids win in the long run, they'll humble adults in the funniest ways to do it. @npr.org out here catching strays. 😭😭😭

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"News is something that they don't want you to print, and all the rest is public relations." 🎯🎯🎯 Perfectly said, thank you @johncusack.bsky.social!!!

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The hearing for CNN, MSNOW and Politico's lawsuit against Trump's White House media ban is happening right now. I'm trying to listen, but so many people are trying conference call line it's alternately a busy signal, drops out, or says it has ended. 🫠 Here's a live thread from someone listening:

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22/09/2026

President Donald Trump is banning @cnn.com, @msnownews.bsky.social, and @politico.com from the White House. But can a U.S. president do this? Watch FPF’s @adamrose.bsky.social break down what to expect next as the administration increases its attacks on the free press.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’d imagine they’d have qualified immunity. Maybe if they violate a judge’s order they could be held in contempt. But judges have been timid about that, and aren’t realistically sending armed marshals after armed secret service.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good news: Most U.S. adults know that the First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press. Bad news: "Most" means 51%. Lord help us. Source: www.pewresearch.org/journalism/q...

Quiz result from https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-first-amendment/

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Pool is multi-faceted, so parts still operating. Like when AP reporters banned for not saying "Gulf of America," AP photogs kept working. On 20% of days CNN is supposed to be primary TV pool (like today), the rest are refusing to fill in the gap. Hence this useless video from afar with no audio.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Constitution sees press as adversarial BY DESIGN. Pick your cliche: Speak truth to power. Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. They're NOT stenographers. If you want that, go where Trump announced the ban: on Truth Social... ... where he wants to charge press $100,000/month. Grifty.

cbsnews.com

Ex-federal prosecutors say Trump media company's scheme to sell early access to Truth Social posts is likely criminal

Trump Media & Technology recently launched a Truth Social API data feed, charging $100,000 for "real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts."

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If anyone says First Amendment doesn't clearly protect press access at White House: Hi! Welcome to America. You must be new here. Our First Amendment is 45 words. It covers 5 major rights, not just press. There are almost 250 years of Supreme Court interpretation to read up on! tl;dr? 1A applies.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Should the White House press corps boycott the president? It's a devilish choice. Look at this video. Was history made? Did he exhibit dementia? 🤷‍♂️ But also hypothetically, if outlets aren't critical enough on, say, a president's fitness to serve ... then what's the point? They may as well boycott.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why does any of this matter? First-hand access allows press to inform public, which in turn can evaluate condition of functioning (?) government. Hypothetically, say an octogenarian controls nuclear codes and is exhibiting signs of dementia or can’t stay awake at work. That might important.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TV pooling gets most attention because it's visual, recognizable ... and expensive. There are 5 networks each taking on 20% of the cost on a rotating basis, and whatever content they get they must share. Including with more than 1,000 local TV stations around the country.

CNN participates in the five-network rotation for the primary television pool (also
called the network pool) and absorbs 20% of the costs associated with such coverage. When CNN
is the designated network pooler, CNN’s crew supplies the video and audio of the events involving
the President and other White House officials to the other four networks and, through them and
through pool distribution arrangements, to news organizations and the public. Among the
recipients of the pool material are the more than 1,000 local affiliate television stations across the
United States that receive the pool feed through CNN. CNN was traveling with the Vice President
on September 18, 2026, as the network pooler, the day the President announced the ban.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There are almost 1,000 people in WH press corps. Space is limited (ex: 49 seats in briefing room). It's cleanest left to press to sort out among themselves, specifically White House Correspondents Association. "Pool" means sharing resources. During pool, those given space must share any content.

Credentialed journalists with participating news organizations also make up the
White House press corps. Because the Oval Office, Air Force One, Marine One, and many
presidential events cannot accommodate the full White House press corps, a rotating group of
credentialed journalists—the pool—accompanies the President and shares reporting, video, and
photographs with the rest of the press corps and, through them, with the American public and the
world. Each day, the pool includes representatives from different media channels, including
television, print, radio, and digital outlets. The television component of the pool consists of two
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slots: primary and secondary. The primary slot rotates among five news organizations that share
broadcasting responsibility, including CNN.2 The secondary slot rotates among a larger group of
outlets, including MS NOW. POLITICO has also belonged to the print component of the pool.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For those wondering about practical aspects of White House press credentials and press pool, here's a good example from lawsuit filed by CNN, MSNOW and Politico. Of course Constitution allows SOME limits, but NOT if content based like Trump is attempting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Secret Service’s role in issuing hard passes is limited by regulation. In deciding
whether to approve an applicant during a background check, Secret Service officials must “be
guided solely by the principle of whether the applicant presents a potential source of physical
danger to the President and/or the family of the President so serious as to justify his or her exclusion
from White House press privileges.” 31 C.F.R. § 409.1. And the regulation prescribes the process
that must precede any denial: written notice of the factual basis for the proposed denial, an
opportunity for the applicant to respond in writing and to be heard, and a final written decision.
Id. § 409.2. Nothing in the regulation (let alone the First Amendment) permits a pass to be denied,
suspended, or revoked because of the content of a journalist’s reporting.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/09/2026

David Ellison should put his mouth where his money is.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The state attorneys general consent decree with Paramount to secure a merger with Warner Bros includes requirement for a "News Editorial Independence Board" for CBS News and CNN. Here are the exact terms for the board, which will be appointed by... ::checks notes:: ... David Ellison.

D. News Editorial Independence Board Commitments
1. Formation. Within one hundred eighty (180) days following Closing, the
Combined Entity shall establish the News Editorial Independence Board
(the “Editorial Independence Board”) and appoint Editorial
Independence Board Members in manner that is consistent with this Section
III.D.
2. Composition. The Editorial Independence Board shall be made up of five
(5) established journalists (active or retired), each of whom shall have
practiced journalism for a minimum of ten (10) years (including with
credentials for at least three (3) years) (“Journalist”). (“Editorial
Independence Board Members”). No more than two (2) Editorial
Independence Board Members may be affiliated with the same political
party.
3. Appointment. Editorial Independence Board Members shall be appointed
by the Combined Entity’s Board of Directors (the “Combined Entity’s
Board”).

a. No member of any government or governmental entity may be
appointed to the Editorial Independence Board.
b. No member of any government or governmental entity, including
federal, state, and local governments, may approve or have approval
rights over members appointed to the Editorial Independence Board.
c. No officer, director, shareholder or non-Journalist employee or
contractor of the Combined Entity may be appointed to the Editorial
Independence Board.
4. Board Member Term. Editorial Independence Board Members are
expected to serve for three (3) years from the date of their appointment. The
Combined Entity’s Board can remove an Editorial Independence Board
Member only for good cause, which for purposes of this paragraph shall
mean fair and honest reasons, regulated by good faith on the part of the
employer, that are not trivial, arbitrary, or capricious, unrelated to business
needs or goals, or pretextual. When an Editorial Independence Board is
vacated, the Combined Entity’s Board will fill that vacancy in a manner
consistent with this Section III.D.

5. Role. The Editorial Independence Board will have the following
responsibilities during the Commitment Period:
a. Establishing a set of guiding editorial principles based on CBS News
and CNN’s Standards & Practices policies and principles in effect
as of the Effective Date of accuracy, independence, fairness, and
journalistic integrity (collectively, “News Editorial Principles”).
b. Resolving any disputes between CBS News employees, CNN
employees, and management of the Combined Entity regarding
alleged violations of the News Editorial Principles.
c. Resolving any disputes between CBS News employees, CNN
employees, and management of the Combined Entity regarding
alleged reporting bias or failure to meet agreed reporting fairness
standards.
d. Establishing and monitoring adherence to ethical journalism as
defined by journalism industry best practices and to editorial
independence, including from the Combined Entity’s ownership and
shareholders.

6. Reporting. The Editorial Independence Board shall report to the Combined
Entity’s Board through the Combined Entity’s Chief Compliance Officer.

7. Scope. The Editorial Independence Board’s above-described
responsibilities are limited to news and editorial content produced
principally for distribution in the United States.
8. Indemnification. The Combined Entity shall indemnify and hold harmless
Plaintiff States for any claims and litigation related to this section of the
Consent Decree.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My immediate reaction to Trump banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House? The law exists in two separate and unequal places ...

youtube.com

Will President Trump actually be able to ban Politico, CNN, and MSNOW from the White House

YouTube video by KNX News 1070 AM

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...

inquirer.com

Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy | Will Bunch

From Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

KNBC has confirmed it was their station’s helicopter that crashed in Los Angeles tonight. Condolences to everyone at the station and the friends and families of those lost. Many in LA journalism community hurting tonight. Sending love.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 15/09/2026

GOP Rep. Randy Fine wants to investigate Max Blumenthal for covering the funeral of Iran’s ayatollah. Fine is doing this to build MAGA credibility, but conservatives should be wary: This playbook can easily be turned on them when Democrats control Congress. @adamrose.bsky.social explains:

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sorry you’ve been dealing with that. At the end of the day, it’s certainly an element of the trial. But you’re also human, and you can cover what the jury is presented with after. You can also ask lawyers on both sides for their insights on jury selection, though they may limit what they say.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Seems reasonable to me to expect that! I don’t have context here. Is this about the Clancy case?

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve been to many court hearings and bench trials, bur don’t recall sitting in on jury trials so I may not be most qualified to answer. It could depend on circumstances. As an editor I would expect a reporter to follow jury selection if outlet covers a case. But resources so constrained some places.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bill Plaschke wrote one of the worst columns of his career last week. This week he wrote one of his best. This is an ace writer at work. Study up, kids! I've known Bill almost 20 years. He is just as humble and funny in person. Total sweetheart. Be like Bill. (Well, except at predictions.)

latimes.com

Bill Plaschke knows his Rams perfect prediction was the worst. Will he stop now?

Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke shares some readers' reactions to the Rams losing their opener after he predicted they'd go undefeated.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What should we order on DoorDash?

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 09/09/2026

"Using slurs to smear and silence critics is its own form of hate speech, no matter how carefully they word it through their publicists. How dare they falsely invoke antisemitism for something as selfish as their business interests?" FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social said.

itsnotyouitsmedia.substack.com

Media Analysis: Mark Ruffalo, Paramount, and weaponized antisemitism

Passivity Blaster: Why I signed the Jewish open letter supporting Mark Ruffalo and opposing the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger — a media literacy breakdown

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Seth Stern @seth-stern.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

How about this: Any time government investigators want employees to take polygraphs on whether they leaked a story to a reporter, the officials the story implicates also need to take polygraphs on whether the reporting is true.

nytimes.com

Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt

The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/09/2026

Dozens of immigrants have died in private detention facilities. Many suffer medical neglect. There's fear journalist Richard Parias may need his arm amputated after ICE shot him. How bad is it? We don't even know. That's why Gavin Newsom must sign this powerful public records bill in California.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Me, on repeat to LA Mayor Karen Bass's office for 3+ years: "LAPD's training is inadequate. Even their own training bureau says so." Bass this week: "What is the training? ... it does not seem to be adequate." She appointed the chief and all commissioners. It's HER LAPD. Where's she been?!?

nytimes.com

Deaths of 2 Men in Los Angeles Police Custody Set Off Investigations

Mayor Karen Bass questioned police training to handle mental health crises after the city released graphic video footage of officers’ actions.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Rubén Salazar was an L.A. Times journalist who died 56 years ago while covering the Chicano Moratorium. Several local reporters and community members recently gathered to discuss his legacy and the pressures of reporting under threat of police violence and retaliation. 🧵1/7

A panel of four journalists sit around a table with a microphone to discuss the legacy of Rubén Salazar.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 01/09/2026

This is Matt Bradley's news package of armed Israeli settlers assaulting him, his colleagues, and a Palestinian woman, as shown on the NBC Nightly News Instagram page Monday night.

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