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The White House imposed new rules on reporters press access that some journalists say may disqualify almost the entire White House press corps.
The White House press office implemented a new policy this week that aims at cutting down the number of journalists who can have a hard pass, a two-year press pass that allows reporters entry to the White House grounds, The Washington Post reported. Under the new rules, only journalists who have entered the White House grounds at least 90 days of the last 180 can renew their hard pass. Reporters who do not have a hard pass must apply for a new pass each time they need access. Temporary press passes are issued on a daily, weekly and six-month basis.
The new rules were announced in March and came after the White House revoked CNN correspondent Jim Acostas press pass over a combative exchange with President Trump at a news conference. A Trump-appointed federal judge ordered the White House to restore Acostas press pass, noting that the White House did not go through any formal process before making the decision.
Sanders denied that the new policy was related to Acosta and claimed that no ones access is being limited under the new rules. She said that the White House Correspondents Association was consulted on the new policy.
But the Posts Dana Milbank points out that Sanders failed to mention that she went ahead with the policies over objections from both the White House Correspondents Association and numerous news outlets.
https://www.salon.com/2019/05/09/sarah-sanders-leads-mass-purge-of-white-house-reporters-with-new-press-room-rules/
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RockRaven
(14,782 posts)They want the room full of less experienced press who are just happy to get their chance to be "the (wo)man" for their network/paper/outlet who won't push back too hard when Sanders spews utter horses**t or completely misstates the law or the evidence or the nature of reality.
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(23,815 posts)Much as Trump rails against the press, he would absolutely detest it if they just ignored him.
I wish they had when he first announced.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Never happened.