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I think that's over-simplifying it. Some YouTube personality (or whatever we want to call 'online media' that isn't just CNN's website) isn't going to be gettin
by fooqux 10mo ago
I think that's over-simplifying it. Some YouTube personality (or whatever we want to call 'online media' that isn't just CNN's website) isn't going to be getting a Whitehouse press pass anytime soon.
- BryantD 10mo agoOh, they absolutely are. As Leavitt promised at her first briefing, it’s been opened to: "independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators."
- KerrAvon 10mo agoYes, all of them right-wing chuds.
- jpadkins 10mo agoA lot of YouTube political influencers have more viewers than CNN.
- raw_anon_1111 10mo agoYou haven’t read about what’s going on at the Pentagon wanted the press to sign a release saying only approved content could be published? It was so onerous that even Fox News refused to sign. Now the press Corp is basically a bunch of right wing influencers. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5630076/the-press-corps-at-the-defense-department-has-been-replaced-by-far-right-outlets https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5630076/the-press-corps... Just in case you think this is just another liberal hit piece, let me repeat that Fox News refused to sign the agreement.
- gcanyon 10mo agoThere is a My Pillow network, and their person is in the Pentagon press pool. https://lindelltv.com/lindelltv-press-corps/ https://lindelltv.com/lindelltv-press-corps/