The news industry is facing mounting pressure, from political disputes over media access to sweeping newsroom job cuts. In the US, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, while the BBC plans around 2,000 job cuts as news organisations rethink how they operate and deliver news.

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Nicholas Fang, Founder and Managing Director of Black Dot, Senior Advisor for The Asia Group, and a former journalist with The Straits Times, to discuss what these developments reveal about the challenges facing journalism today, how political pressure and financial constraints are reshaping the media landscape, and what it could mean for the future of independent reporting.