Press airs grievances to Gibbs [rarely have I sensed such a level of anger......]

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs met with a delegation from the White House press corps for 75 minutes on Thursday in an effort to improve frayed relations between the two sides.

Ed Chen, a White House correspondent for Bloomberg News who is president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, said he asked for the meeting “to clear the air because in my 10-plus years at the White House, rarely have I sensed such a level of anger, which is wide and deep, among members over White House practices and attitude toward the press.”

“We had a very good exchange with Robert,” Chen said. “He stayed overtime, and thus was late for his next meeting.”

Gibbs said the meeting in his West Wing office was “comprehensive and productive.”

“I started by thanking the WHCA on behalf of the president and first lady for protecting the privacy of the Obama children,” Gibbs said. “We discussed and made progress n a number of issues important to both.”

Chen recalled that the two sides agreed on “no immediate global solutions,” but said he came away expecting an “improvement in press access.”

To the media:

I suggest you start ignoring him, (as much as possible), and start talking to the American people; Narcissists hate that.

Press him on his lack re: pressers; Question him in detail, reminding him of his opposite stances previously. Call him out on not taking responsibilty and blaming A, B or C.

Let him know you didn’t go to J school to be puppets. Lastly, let him know you made him, you can break him.

Go back and dig on him, flip the script and show him what journalism means. It holds him and his accountable to the people.

Make the profession what it was meant to be, before it became a mouthpiece and a restriction on all of our first amendment rights.

Put on black armbands and conjure up the spirits of past newsmen, big town or small, who beat the concrete, made calls, double sourced, checked documents (a lot easier for you now, minus the scrubbing), check your own past archives (also how many have been edited or went missing), go to Chicago, California, Columbia, Harvard, etc., talk to the people.

Do not be afraid, this is about truth and uncovering facts.

No shame in correcting wrongs.
The world waits for you.

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