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Accreditation decision takes center stage at G20 meetings

In the dispute over G20 accreditation, closely watched on the global economic agenda, the U.S. Treasury Department did not issue press passes to economics reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg for this week’s meetings in North Carolina. The decision put the question of which media outlets would have direct access to talks on economic policy back in the spotlight.

According to The New York Times, those reporters were not approved by the Treasury. A department spokesperson said that throughout the event, about 300 media members, including one reporter from the Times, would have access to senior policymakers.

  • Denied accreditation: Economics reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.
  • Granted access: About 300 media members, including one reporter from the Times, according to the Treasury spokesperson.

Trump takes aim at NBC over FCC complaint

On the same day, Donald Trump targeted NBC News anchor Kristen Welker over her assessment of election results. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he would complain to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over her description of the candidates she backed during the election period as having had “mixed results.”

The remark was not made during Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast, but in a pre-air segment on Washington, DC local station WRC-TV. According to Brian Stelter of CNN in a post on X, Welker said in her assessment that some of Trump’s primary picks had lost, and that Darline Graham most recently won the primary race. NBC News said in a statement that it stood behind Welker.

Debate over press access widens

The Treasury’s G20 decision is being seen as the latest episode in the debate over the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict press access. After the Pentagon introduced a new media policy last year, many news organizations chose to drop out rather than accept the terms.

In another post on Sunday, Trump also said he was unhappy with the polls the media uses in election forecasts and suggested that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr could look into that area as well. In meetings like the G20, which markets watch closely, such moves regarding the flow of information are raising fresh questions in economic and financial circles about how official access channels will be shaped.

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