Politico: ‘reporters fume’ at heavy-handed Biden administration news management

American Thinker ^ | 11 May, 2021 | Thomas Lifson

[MtnClimber]

Despite the slavish devotion of much of the media, the Biden administration is generating resistance from reporters who cover it.

Despite the slavish devotion of much of the media, the Biden administration is generating resistance from reporters who cover it. Politico’s West Wing Playbook reports:

If you’ve read a quote from an administration official in a newspaper or a wire story recently, there’s a good chance that the White House communications team had an opportunity to edit it first.

That’s because the Biden White House frequently demands that interviews with administration officials be conducted on grounds known colloquially as “background with quote approval,” according to five reporters who cover the White House for outlets other than POLITICO.

In practice, that means the information from an interview can be used in the story, but in order for the person’s name to be attached to a quote, the reporter must transcribe the quotes they want and then send them to the communications team to approve, veto or edit them.

[MtnClimber]

This is exactly what you reporters voted for. Don’t complain now or it is gulag for you.

[MtnClimber]

“It’s one thing to check for accuracy (and spelling) when writing up an interview. But to allow a source to “unsay” something is allowing sources to censor their coverage.”

[no-to-illegals]

I don’t see any reporters fuming ! All I see is the lapdogs in the lap of the liars !

[cdcdawg]

“Despite the slavish devotion of much of the media, the Biden administration is generating resistance from reporters who cover it.”

That’s what you would think would happen, but is it? Who? Where? When?

[Vision]

The despicable willing slaves are upset at the master they serve. Boo hoo.

[OKSooner]

It’s kinda hard to see what the problem is here, if you know what I’m saying...

[no-to-illegals]

I call BS. Everything is theater !

[adorno]

"...heavy-handed news management"

Sorry, but, it's called: transparency (democrat style).

Obama did it; Bill Clinton did it.

So, why not the Biden administration? It's what they do, and you democrats voted for it. You saw it during the campaign, and they're doing the same now, so, why are you media people complaining about what you voted for?

[Flick Lives]

In practice, that means the information from an interview can be used in the story, but in order for the person’s name to be attached to a quote, the reporter must transcribe the quotes they want and then send them to the communications team to approve, veto or edit them.

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What are they complaining about. The process has been doing this for years.

[no-to-illegals]

Truth telling - less than 5%. Lies - greater than 95%. The liars are loving their media coverage

[Erik Latranyi]

Exactly!

Reports need to know their place or be ejected from being party members in good standing.

[Ann Archy]

LEFTIST LAPDOGS!

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

The Chinese do the same..........................

[Lurkinanloomin]

And yet the Ministry of Propaganda will still carry their water for them.

[SMARTY]

WHAT ‘reporters’?

Screw THEM. They wait until NOW to object to this a&# clown they put into the WH?

[cgbg]

Reporters uniform:

—Masks

—Kneepads

—Stenography pad

[Organic Panic]

BS. “some reporters,” = no reporters. Politico is lying in an attempt to convince us they aren’t all a bunch of pants sniffing propagandists hoping to catch a whiff of Biden’s trousers.