NYTimes Breaking: McCain Camp now allowing television producer into Palin meeting - still no print

[sabra]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/media-rebellion-over-palin-photo-ops/?hp

Media Rebellion Over Palin Photo-Ops

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But the McCain-Palin campaign’s sharp limitations on coverage of the meetings have sparked a mini-revolt – and a threatened boycott — among the press corps.

The campaign plans to bar print reporters from the meetings, and to limit coverage to brief photo-ops for a still photographer and a television camera. The television stations, though, are objecting, noting that they have a policy of not sending cameras to cover events without a producer, who provided editorial guidance.

A stand-off has ensued, with the networks threatening not to send cameras. The newspapers are trying to get back into the act as well.

It is not uncommon for meetings with world leaders to be pooled, but in the past the McCain campaign has at times allowed print reporters and televisions producers to look in and report any color – or exchange of pleasantries, usually banal – that occurs.

Update | 12:02 p.m.: The campaign is relenting and letting in the television producer, so the camera crew will be going as well. But print reporters are up in arms about being excluded.

[LynneSin]

1. Hell Joe Biden's wife does more camera time answering questions than Sarah Palin

Personally making Jill Biden more qualified to be VP than Sarah Palin

[Jennicut]

3. That is actually true and quite sad to see a vp candidate so sequestered.

[Jennicut]

2. No way should they cover her.

She takes no questions so she should get no coverage.

[Egnever]

5. agree, its long past time for this farce to end.

[Egnever]

4. They should stick to their guns

and refuse to cover her till she agrees to be covered.

At this point all she is is a beauty queen being paraded in front of the cameras. Its beyond ridiculous.

Mcsame needs her to be covered. The media has the power in this situation not the mcsame camp. Its good to see that the media seems to be waking up to the fact that they are the ones holding the cards here.

[Barack_America]

6. Journalists aren't being allowed in. We'll see how the television crews classify themselves.

If they fancy themselves "journalists", they should boycott until print media is allowed access as well.

They should take this as an affront to their integrity. The McCain campaign doesn't want to allow "journalists", but they're happy to allow the television crews. The television crews should understand that McCain is insulting them.

[Kalyke]

7. They're excluding print reporters because Republicans can't/don't read.

(Caveat: I was a print reporter in years past).

[Pirate Smile]

8. They want their photo op.

Too bad.

[leftist.]

9. DU, can you help me understand ...

DU, can you help me understand how these tactics haven't completely destroyed the McCain campaign yet? Is this as unprecedented as I think it is or am I historically ignorant?

Thanks!

[sabra]

10. "Is this as unprecedented as I think it"

answer> yes

[thereismore]

11. And like an abused puppy, the media returns to lick the hand of the abuser. nt