Posted on 05/07/2023 3:48:08 AM PDT by Libloather
The White House released new requirements Friday outlining which journalists are allowed in the briefing room and presidential events, and warning about unprofessional behavior.
The new rules require journalists to submit a letter to gain access to the White House grounds with information about their employment, mandating that reporters work for “an organization whose principal business is news dissemination.”
The rule change comes as the administration has been facing repeated outbursts in the briefing room from reporters like Simon Ateba, and comes days after World Press Freedom Day. Journalists have called out White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for not giving fair representation in the briefing room and the Biden administration has faced criticism from the press corps over unfair access to White House events.
All current “hard passes,” which are used to gain access to the White House grounds and press briefings, will expire July 31.
The letter requires reporters to submit their physical address, a statement saying they have accessed the White House in the last six months and cover the White House “on a regular basis,” as well as proof of “accreditation by a press gallery in either the Supreme Court, U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives.”
Reporters will also have to state they have the willingness “to submit to any necessary investigation by the U.S. Secret Service to determine eligibility for access to the White House complex, where Secret Service will determine eligibility based on whether the applicant presents a potential risk to the safety or security of the President, the Vice President, or the White House complex.”
The guidelines include a provision stating that journalists who have access to the White House maintain a “professional manner,” and not impede “events or briefings” on campus. Violators face the possibility of suspension.
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We’re still waiting for Creepy Joe to have a major press conference.
....mandating that reporters work for “an organization whose principal business is news dissemination.”
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Just based on that single criterion, who qualifies? Setting aside the issue of which organization is a willing lapdog propogandist and which is not, does that let any of the alphabet networks into the briefing room?
‘Principal business’ means over 50% of some metric such as number of people employed, revenue etc. Alternatively, I suppose a case could be made that of the various ‘business products’ they sell, ‘news dissemination’ is the largest one....that might allow an organization to be under 50% with their news product if all their other products are smaller. This will of course be quite arbitrary and no lapdog will every be queried by the White Hut about how they met any criteria.
Why? Because Trump believes in a free press and Biden has the soul of a totalitarian thug. Lucky for Biden most smart journalists were drummed out years ago...
Back when he was a good guy, Matt Drudge said he made more money than ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News combined. I took that to mean that the news divisions lost money and the entertainment division was the part that kept them afloat.
Seems to be update on this story NY Post is barred from attending Biden presser.
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