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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStatement from Bloomberg editor in chief John Micklethwait on the WH Barring Certain Media
Link to tweet
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-24/white-house-denies-access-to-briefing-to-times-politico-cnn
UPDATE:
Exclusive: Bloomberg cancels WHCA dinner afterparty
https://www.axios.com/exclusive-bloomberg-cancels-afterparty-2283144254.html
Skittles
(153,193 posts)ALL LEGITIMATE NEWS NEEDS TO FOLLOW SUIT
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Last edited Fri Feb 24, 2017, 10:39 PM - Edit history (1)
Only way to stop this assault on free press and as far as I am concerned, anybody who doesn't and then attends such exclusionary events, should be tagged FAKE NEWS
LAS14
(13,783 posts)... are full of contradictory blather. There's really no point in paying attention as whatever they say is contradicted the next day. Or a lie. They should stop reporting lies.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)They do not need "access" to do that and that is their job. Why is this so difficult for the MSM to understand?
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)The briefings are filled with mostly lies anyway, so they won't miss anything.
onetexan
(13,058 posts)he won't have any press except fox &breitbart.
Stinky The Clown
(67,818 posts)WorldNut Daily; InfoWars, Brietbart, Mythical 400 lb Fat Guy's Blog, etc.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,194 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)The Wall Street Journal, which did participate in the briefing, said in a statement that it was unaware of the exclusions and "had we known at the time, we would not have participated, and we will not participate in such closed briefings in the future."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/24/white-house-blocks-cnn-new-york-times-from-press-briefing-hours-after-trump-slams-media/
Buns_of_Fire
(17,194 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,442 posts)Then they came for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the LA Times but, we did not speak out because we were not print media.
Then they came for Politico, Buzzfeed, and The Hill, but we did not speak out because we were not web-based news sites.
Then they came for the BBC and other foreign press, but we did not speak out because we are domestic media.
Then they came for us and there was no one left but Breitbart, Fox News, Washington Times, and Infowars, who are now laughing in our faces upon the accomplishment of their goal to completely delegitimize all media except themselves.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)I don't know how these things work, but - can you post this as a separate op?
zentrum
(9,865 posts)They are already excluded. "You can't fire me--I quit harrumph!"
LAS14
(13,783 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)Thank you, Mr. Precedent.
dchill
(38,532 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,057 posts)All legit news agencies should boycott further WH briefings until they come to their senses. Let's see just how happy that makes the Narcissist in the WH.
notdarkyet
(2,226 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,057 posts)The guy is sooooooo needy he would have an epic meltdown.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)Shoonra
(523 posts)When the Obama press office once (just once) left Fox News out of a press briefing - this was after Fox News had Very Conspicuously donated money to the Republican campaign funds and had promoted its rightwing talkshows - (and even the Fox Network was otherwise present) the rest of the press pool threatened to sit out future press briefings until Fox News was returned.
If Trump persists in excluding NYT and CNN, or even some lesser media, the press should retaliate by pooling for just one or two cameras and one or two reporters (but those very unsympathetic to Trump) at the briefings - and otherwise an empty room for Melissa to face. All the networks and newspapers can take their material from the pooled cameras.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)So it should be pretty easy to spot the irresponsible outlets. Maybe the media will have to start cultivating government sources outside the narrowing conduits of the "official" spokespeople. I'm guessing that any random stone thrown down the hall in the White House would hit a half dozen disgruntled employees who would be tickled pink to chat with a reporter.
moondust
(20,006 posts)And eventually be the only ones there, no? Breitbart, etc.
Isn't that what TheRump wants?
WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)and it will just be breitbart and Ted Nugent.