Trump TV: Can the US president bypass mainstream media?

United States President Donald Trump launched a round-the-clock YouTube channel run by the White House on Monday.The move follows his banning of CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico from reporting from the White House on Friday, prompting five major television networks to suspend coverage on Monday morning in protest.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US proposes AI safety notification mechanism in talks with Chinalist 2 of 4Iran’s military says US preparing to resume strikeslist 3 of 4CNN, Politico, MS NOW sue Trump administration over White House banlist 4 of 4Trump-GCC Summit in New York: What does each side want?end of listThe spat has triggered a wave of lawsuits from broadcasters, with the president warning on Saturday that he might ban other outlets for broadcasting what he claims is “fake news”.Alongside his own social media platform, Truth Social, Trump appears to be trying to bypass mainstream media. But is this possible, and has anyone tried it before?What is Trump TV?‘Trump TV: The Essentials Station’ is not a conventional television network but a 24-hour online video stream.There are no anchors, no reporters and no original journalism. Instead, it broa...