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The Trump White House issued subpoenas forcing journalists to reveal their sources, drawing sharp criticism from press advocates as a threat to journalism.
The Trump White House issued subpoenas that force journalists to name their sources, according to press advocates. The specific details about which reporters were targeted and what stories prompted the subpoenas weren't fully disclosed in initial reports, but the practice itself triggered immediate alarm from journalism organizations.
Using subpoenas to expose confidential sources is one of the oldest and most effective ways to chill reporting on government wrongdoing. Journalists rely on source protection to get inside information; without it, people with knowledge of problems won't talk. That the White House is doing this early in a second term suggests a pattern rather than an isolated case.
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