Source: The Daily Beast
Reporters from several news organizations were denied entry to a press briefing at the White House on Friday afternoon, in a surprising breach of protocol that spurred fervent responses from newsroom executives.
Journalists from CNN, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the BBC, BuzzFeed, and Politico were blocked from participating in a gaggle— an informal question-and-answer session between a press secretary and journalists—with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in his West Wing office.
In what was dubbed an “expanded pool” of reporters, the White House granted entry to journalists from right-leaning outlets including Breitbart,The Washington Times and One America News Network. Reporters from mainstream outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox News, ABC News, and CBS News were allowed to participate in addition to the main pool. CBS was the assigned TV network for Friday’s pool, and its journalists at the White House shared the audio of the gaggle with anyone who asked for it.
Denial to freedom of press or exhaustion to non friendly reporting normally proves to be last nail in coffin. With such acts Trump administration is marching fast to disastrous end. Total disaster!
What about Fox News? They used to be called Nr.1 in fake news. (before Trump)
But now FN is his favorite.