The Washington Roundtable discusses the Trump Administration’s decision to bar the Associated Press from Presidential events, Jeff Bezos’s dramatic makeover of the Washington Post’s opinion section, and why freedom of the press matters. Plus, what journalists can do to meet this moment.  This week’s reading:<ul>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/why-arent-we-in-the-streets">Why Aren’t We in the Streets?</a>,” by Susan B. Glasser</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/what-will-democratic-resistance-look-like">What Will Democratic Resistance Look Like?</a>,” by Jay Caspian Kang</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-peril-donald-trump-poses-to-ukraine">The Peril Donald Trump Poses to Ukraine</a>,” by Keith Gessen</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/growing-up-usaid">Growing Up U.S.A.I.D.</a>,” by Jon Lee Anderson</li>
<li>“<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/trumps-epa-seeks-to-deny-science-that-americans-discovered">Trump’s E.P.A. Seeks to Deny Science That Americans Discovered</a>,” by Bill McKibben</li>
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