RTE News Headlines<p>[08:05] Why press freedom is crumbling in Trump's America</p><p> America's First Amendment, once the 'best protection for journalism', appears to be cracking under the weight of Donald Trump's second term, writes Edmund Heaphy.</p><p> <a href="https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0420/1508557-us-press-freedom-analysis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/world/2025/0420/15</span><span class="invisible">08557-us-press-freedom-analysis/</span></a><br> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/second" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>second</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/EdmundHeaphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdmundHeaphy</span></a></p>