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Only the AP choose to not attend out of solidarity? Shame on ABC, CBS, and the rest.
by mtgentry 10y ago
Only the AP choose to not attend out of solidarity? Shame on ABC, CBS, and the rest.
- nappy-doo 10y agoIn all fairness, did they know it happened? I'll reserve judgement.
- jeron 10y agoIf AP and Time knew and skipped out, they definitely knew as well.
- nappy-doo 10y agoI could imagine a scenario where the NYT et al were kept from the door, and the others had already entered. I'm not defending, I'm just trying to be reasonable.
- evan_ 10y agoIt would've had to be a game-time decision by an individual reporter- I would give those organizations a little time to figure out what they want to do in response. This just happened.
- treehau5 10y agoAren't they paid to know when things happen?
- LeifCarrotson 10y agoThe narrative from the New York Times and CNN claims that they did know. However, I was unable to find a statement from either Time Magazine or the Associated Press. The issue is slightly confused by the fact that the New York Times newspaper was barred from entry, (which refers to itself as "The Times" in this article) while Time Magazine (of Time Inc/Time Warner, no relation to the New York Times) chose not to attend. CNN adds [1] that the Los Angeles Times was also barred from attendance. http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/index.html?adkey=bn http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-hous...
- citruspi 10y agoTime magazine as well FWIW.
- CDotDot 10y agoTime also did not attend. They deserve credit as well.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoI don't recall the NYT, CNN or Politico refusing to attend when Obama kicked the Washington Times and NY Post out. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6156794&page=1 http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6156794&pag... Shame on them too?
- fgonzag 10y agoI don't think it was right, but it's not nearly the same. Obama was a candidate then, not the president.
- gknoy 10y ago> The campaign says that a limited number of seats forced it to make the tough decision of which journalists would be permitted to follow the Democratic presidential candidate in the last four days of the campaign That seems like a much more limited kicking-out than what our current administration is doing, and the constraints of an airplane seem much more limiting than those of the white house's press room.
- bullfightonmars 10y agoYou comparing the actions of a non-sitting candidate for President to the actual President. I don't think they are equivalent.
- festivusr 10y agoThey weren't kicked out from the normal White House press briefing. I'm sure you know that from reading the article.
- neilellis 10y agoApples and Oranges. Plane Seats vs Press Briefing Campaign Trail vs Whitehouse
- cynicalkane 10y agoYou're comparing seats on a campaign airplane to the White House Press Corps?
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- yongjik 10y agoWell, on the other hand, some (relatively) honest reporters should be there to record the latest alt-truths spun by this administration. I don't want to hear "Nah, that's totally not what Trump meant yesterday, despite he literally said that, and if you've been listening to Breitbart you would understand it. Oh and there's no other source!"
- ComputerGuru 10y agoAP and Time magazine.
- bdalgaard 10y agoI just saw a video of Jake Tapper talking about reporters working together and possibly protesting the White House briefings and how not going doesn't necessarily solve the problem. He suggests that going to the briefings to ask tough questions is more important for the press to do than protesting by not going. I probably wouldn't have thought of it in these terms before hearing his interview, but I won't hold it against the other news organizations (as long as they are going and holding the white house accountable for this decision). https://youtu.be/MRE7cfkKi60?t=3m45s https://youtu.be/MRE7cfkKi60?t=3m45s
- cosinetau 10y agoThat's very noble of the AP, but I would imagine that though those organizations must feel as though they must attend their press briefings out of duty to their readership. I think as long as they're willing to treat their trade with the dutifulness it deserves, those organizations do not deserve shame for this.