DOMINANT ANGLE
Lima is particularly focused on the unprecedented united front of major American networks, from Fox News to the New York Times, rather than the legal argument presented in federal court.
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
KEY POINTS
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Trump TV started broadcasting on Monday, September 21 at 7pm (Washington time), first airing a July 3 speech from Mount Rushmore and images of the January 2025 inauguration
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ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC suspended their participation in joint White House coverage; the Washington Post and the New York Times stopped distributing photos from the press group ("pool")
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The New York Times announced on Tuesday, September 22 that it would maintain this boycott "until a court reviews the appeals" filed against the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
ANALYSIS
Lima, September 23, 2026. In the Peruvian press, the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House is seen less as a judicial saga than as a test of solidarity between usually competing American media outlets. Diario Correo and RPP Noticias report in parallel two symmetrical gestures: the launch by the White House of an official channel, "Trump TV", and the collective withdrawal of major newsrooms.
Trump TV began broadcasting on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. Washington time, promising institutional content available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via the official platform of the presidency. Its first broadcast: a speech delivered by Donald Trump on July 3 at Mount Rushmore, complemented by images of his inauguration in January 2025. RPP and Diario Correo note that this launch follows the decision to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, a veto that RPP Noticias dates back to Friday, September 18.
The response from major networks is described as unusual in its cohesion: ABC, CBS, Fox News, and NBC have suspended their participation in joint coverage of the presidency, while the Washington Post and the New York Times have stopped distributing photographs from the press pool that usually accompanies Trump. RPP describes this long-standing system: one network accompanies the president and redistributes its images to other newsrooms; photographers have agreed, in solidarity with the excluded media, to no longer distribute their photos individually.
The New York Times specified on Tuesday, September 22, that it would maintain this abstention "until a court evaluates the appeals" filed against the measure, which, according to RPP, puts the next step in the hands of the justice system rather than the White House. The veto has jeopardized coverage of the president's trips to New York this week, with CNN being the network in charge of accompanying the pool.
In this Peruvian reading, the question is not primarily about who is right on a legal level, but whether competition between American media outlets can give way to corporate solidarity in the face of the executive. Nothing in the two reports consulted details the argumentation of the Justice Department before the federal judge or the case law invoked by CNN, MS NOW, and Politico.
