yeah he's definitely not an authoritarian...
In a recent shift that sent ripples through the journalism community, the White House modified its requirements for obtaining hard press passes, revoking more than 440 passes. Here’s what happened.
recent changes to long-standing these rules resulted in a substantially reduced number of credentialed White House correspondents, dropping from 1417 to 975 after the previous passes expired on July 31.
According to the new guidelines, reporters seeking a hard press pass renewal must meet several requirements.
1) demonstrating full-time employment with an organization primarily engaged in news dissemination (aka MSM only)
2) maintaining a physical address within the Washington, D.C. area (why?)
3) proving that they have accessed the White House campus for work purposes within the last six months (will be hard to prove in 4 more months when they were just banned on 7/31)
Additionally, applicants must hold an assignment to cover or provide technical support for White House-related events.
A press gallery in either the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, or Supreme Court must accredit them (wtf?)
this means a) no independent news agencies, b) no foreigners (aka Ateba and his buddies from Africa), and only DC-based (95% Liberals) "journalists"
White House's Unprecedented Purge - 440+ Journalists Blacklisted in a Single Stroke!
In a recent shift that sent ripples through the journalism community, the White House modified its requirements for obtaining hard press passes, revoking more than 440 passes. Here’s what happened.
recent changes to long-standing these rules resulted in a substantially reduced number of credentialed White House correspondents, dropping from 1417 to 975 after the previous passes expired on July 31.
According to the new guidelines, reporters seeking a hard press pass renewal must meet several requirements.
1) demonstrating full-time employment with an organization primarily engaged in news dissemination (aka MSM only)
2) maintaining a physical address within the Washington, D.C. area (why?)
3) proving that they have accessed the White House campus for work purposes within the last six months (will be hard to prove in 4 more months when they were just banned on 7/31)
Additionally, applicants must hold an assignment to cover or provide technical support for White House-related events.
A press gallery in either the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, or Supreme Court must accredit them (wtf?)
this means a) no independent news agencies, b) no foreigners (aka Ateba and his buddies from Africa), and only DC-based (95% Liberals) "journalists"
