US Treasury Bars Journalists from G20 Meeting, Drawing Condemnation Over Press Freedom
The U.S. Treasury Department has denied credentials to several journalists from prominent news organizations, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg, to cover the Group of 20 (G20) finance ministerial meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. This decision has been met with strong condemnation from the affected news outlets, who view it as an attempt to undermine independent journalism and evade public scrutiny. The New York Times stated that excluding American journalists from an event in the U.S. is a 'blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny.' Bloomberg News echoed this sentiment, asserting that denying access 'undermines media freedom and public accountability.' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when questioned by the Associated Press, claimed the decision 'has nothing to do with point of view.' This incident follows a pattern of escalating tensions between the U.S. media and the Trump administration, including a previous instance where the Defense Department declared its pres... 
