Posted on 06/27/2024 4:52:26 PM PDT by grundle
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The White House Correspondents' Association said on Thursday CNN has rejected multiple requests to include White House pool reporters inside the studio during the first presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump.
The press pool, made up of representatives of major news organizations including Reuters, accompanies the president on foreign and domestic trips and normally has access to any event where he speaks or appears in public, with the goal of keeping the U.S. public informed.
It is extremely rare for them to be barred from an event in the United States.
"WHCA is deeply concerned that CNN has rejected our repeated requests to include the White House travel pool inside the studio," Kelly O'Donnell, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement.
"The pool is there for the 'what ifs?' in a world where the unexpected does happen," she said, and to provide "context and insight by direct observation and not through the lens of the television production," she said.
"These reporters are there to see what is said and done when the microphones and cameras are off, and provide independent observation, she wrote, with duties "separate from the production of the debate as a news event."
O'Donnell said both the Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to the WHCA's request.
CNN has only agreed to allow one White House print pool reporter to enter the studio during a commercial break to "briefly observe the setting."
The network will also allow still photographers from other outlets to cover the candidates inside the studio and will provide a television feed of the debate to other networks.
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Smells like 3 day old fish. Gotta be to protect Biden.
When they ban a bunch of leftist sycophants from an event with a democrat my antenna go up.
Maybe they already had the debate with an AI Trump.
No Can Do, Sister.
Something is up with Joe Sh#tbag Biden
If they were confident that Joe would look good tonight, they would insist on having the reporters in the room.
I’d bet CNN already gave Biden the questions.
*** “The pool is there for the ‘what ifs?’ in a world where the unexpected does happen,” she said, and to provide “context and insight by direct observation and not through the lens of the television production,” she said.***
“Not through the lens of the television production.”
Thank you. Thank you for being honest for once.
This debate will be theater. It is A PRODUCTION.
I’m gobsmacked that CNN isn’t letting them in. We know that the WHCA will still be on Biden’s side, so it’s a little hard to believe that they aren’t allowed to be there in person.
Run it on a delay, no audience, no reporters, nothing. This is a complete farce.
They call it television programming because the TV programs you.
The techniques used include quick flashing graphics—light dark, light dark (observe the shadow on the opposite wall).
They also use motion—left then right then left then right—again rapid movement—to dull your mind and make you more suggestible.
This is done in the CNN graphics and the advertising.
That’s a given. Donna Brazile gave the questions to Hillary. She wasn’t even in the bad shape that Burden is.
The entire Trump family needs to be recording this from multiple angles and 4k quality. If they don’t allow it, don’t let Trump get on stage.
“...with the goal of keeping the U.S. public informed...”
Get a load of that line. It SHOULD say they are propagandist with the goal of advancing the corrupt depraved communist Rat agenda.
In 2025, a lot of those propaganda organs will be bankrupt and out of business, and their members rotting in jail.
I will record, not watch until I know it was fair. I hope someone is recording it in real time without the delay.
I view the mass media as dangerous toxic waste—for the mind.
I refuse to watch them in any form.
CNN goes out of its way to piss everyone off. Any wonder why their ratings are in the dumpster?
why I am not watching...
The pool of reporters being shut out cannot blame Trump for this.
I hope the rest of the mainstream media accuses CNN of fraud.
That’s right. Whatever they’re giving Biden can only help so much and so long. If Trump gets under his skin his temper is likely to get the best of him.
Trump knows Biden is going to try to rile him up and should stay pretty calm.
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