{"id":1099603,"date":"2021-12-08T16:59:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099603"},"modified":"2021-12-08T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T21:59:16","slug":"white-house-working-behind-scenes-with-media-to-get-positive-coverage-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-working-behind-scenes-with-media-to-get-positive-coverage-report\/","title":{"rendered":"White House \u2018Working Behind Scenes\u2019 With Media To Get Positive Coverage: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-working-behind-scenes-with-media-to-get-positive-coverage-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Officials in the Biden administration have been \u201csecretly begging\u201d news organizations to deliver \u201cfavorable\u201d coverage to the president, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The administration is \u201cnot happy\u201d with endless news reports detailing supply-chain problems, soaring inflation and other woes and \u201chas been working behind the scenes trying to reshape coverage in its favor,\u201d CNN\u2019s Reliable Sources said, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/08\/white-house-working-with-media-to-get-positive-biden-coverage\/\">according<\/a> to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The report also says senior White House and administration officials \u201chave been briefing major newsrooms over the past week.\u201d Leading the meetings are National Economic Council deputy directors David Kamin and Bharat Ramamurti, as well as ports envoy John Porcari, CNN reporter Oliver Darcy wrote in a newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m told the conversations have been productive, with anchors and reporters and producers getting to talk with the officials,\u201d Darcy wrote<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The effort seems as if it could be working.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s Dana Milbank recently penned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/12\/03\/biden-media-coverage-worse-trump-favorable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">op-ed <\/a>headlined, \u201cThe media treats Biden as badly as \u2014 or worse than \u2014 Trump. Here\u2019s proof.\u201d Milbank says data from a report shows \u201cBiden\u2019s press for the past four months has been as bad as \u2014 and for a time worse than \u2014 the coverage Trump received for the same four months of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The columnist also said his analysis \u201cconfirmed my fear: My colleagues in the media are serving as accessories to the murder of democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time the White House has been accused of trying to influence the media.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was hit just weeks into her job for reportedly soliciting journalists for the questions they\u2019ll be asking in the daily briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Just 10 days into her gig,&nbsp;a report emerged that said she was quietly soliciting questions from journalists about what they planned to ask during the daily briefing \u2014 a big no-no.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast on Feb. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/money.yahoo.com\/white-house-reporters-biden-team-020024623.html\">published<\/a> a story headlined: \u201cWhite House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to three sources with knowledge of the matter, as well as written communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, the new president\u2019s communications staff have already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings,\u201d the story said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it\u2019s a relief to see briefings return, particularly with a commitment to factual information, the press can\u2019t really do its job in the briefing room if the White House is picking and choosing the questions they want,\u201d one White House correspondent said. \u201cThat\u2019s not really a free press at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt pissed off enough reporters for people to flag it for the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association for them to deal with it,\u201d another knowledgeable source said.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives quickly hit Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe left demands 100 percent loyalty from the press, not the 99 percent they already get,\u201d Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News. \u201cIn today\u2019s cancel culture, journalists don\u2019t dare be open in their criticism, so that\u2019s why this story is all whispers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials in the Biden administration have been \u201csecretly begging\u201d news organizations to deliver \u201cfavorable\u201d coverage to the president, according to a new report.The administration is \u201cnot happy\u201d with endless news reports detailing supply-chain problems, soaring inflation and other woes and \u201chas been working behind the scenes trying to reshape coverage in its favor,\u201d CNN\u2019s Reliable Sources said, according to the New York Post.The report also says senior White House and administration officials \u201chave been briefing major newsrooms over the past week.\u201d Leading the meetings are National Economic Council deputy directors David Kamin and Bharat Ramamurti, as well as ports envoy John Porcari, CNN reporter Oliver Darcy wrote in a newsletter.\u201cI\u2019m told the conversations have been productive, with anchors and reporters and producers getting to talk with the officials,\u201d Darcy wrote.The effort seems as if it could be working.The Washington Post\u2019s Dana Milbank recently penned an op-ed headlined, \u201cThe media treats Biden as badly as \u2014 or worse than \u2014 Trump. Here\u2019s proof.\u201d Milbank says data from a report shows \u201cBiden\u2019s press for the past four months has been as bad as \u2014 and for a time worse than \u2014 the coverage Trump received for the same four months of 2020.\u201dThe columnist also said his analysis \u201cconfirmed my fear: My colleagues in the media are serving as accessories to the murder of democracy.\u201dIt\u2019s not the first time the White House has been accused of trying to influence the media.White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was hit just weeks into her job for reportedly soliciting journalists for the questions they\u2019ll be asking in the daily briefing.Just 10 days into her gig,\u00a0a report emerged that said she was quietly soliciting questions from journalists about what they planned to ask during the daily briefing \u2014 a big no-no.The Daily Beast on Feb. 1 published a story headlined: \u201cWhite House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance.\u201d\u201cAccording to three sources with knowledge of the matter, as well as written communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, the new president\u2019s communications staff have already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings,\u201d the story said.\u201cWhile it\u2019s a relief to see briefings return, particularly with a commitment to factual information, the press can\u2019t really do its job in the briefing room if the White House is picking and choosing the questions they want,\u201d one White House correspondent said. \u201cThat\u2019s not really a free press at all.\u201d\u201cIt pissed off enough reporters for people to flag it for the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association for them to deal with it,\u201d another knowledgeable source said.Conservatives quickly hit Psaki.\u201cThe left demands 100 percent loyalty from the press, not the 99 percent they already get,\u201d Media Research Center Vice President Dan Gainor told Fox News. \u201cIn today\u2019s cancel culture, journalists don\u2019t dare be open in their criticism, so that\u2019s why this story is all whispers.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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