Poynter on the ripple effect of Trump's unconstitutional war on the press. Smaller jurisdictions see it and emulate it.
Across the country, journalists at the state and local levels are experiencing many of the same access issues as their national counterparts. They are being turned away from press conferences, stonewalled by politicians and excluded from government spaces they previously had access to. Those measures don’t stop them from reporting on their elected officials, but they do make their jobs harder. Stories take longer and cost more. Sometimes they get shelved indefinitely, leaving the public with less information about the people who govern them.
A shrinking local press is making it easier for public officials to restrict access - Poynterpoynter.orgReporters across the country say they’re being denied credentials, shut out of government spaces and stonewalled by public officials