Much has been made of The Associated Press getting the boot from the White House. It’s even sparked a protracted legal battle between AP and the Trump administration.
The AP’s sudden difficulty getting access to the president has been a long time coming as the news organization has drifted strongly to the left in recent years.
What’s equally important to note is the recent shift in AP’s funding model, which increasingly relies on donations from, in many cases, far-left advocacy organizations.
Take, for instance, a recent AP story on the budget reconciliation bill making its way through Congress and the inclusion of a $5 billion school voucher program.
The story is framed with the assumption that school choice policies are harmful.
The AP reporter called the inclusion of school choice policies in the bill an “unprecedented effort to use public…
