{"id":2284782,"date":"2024-06-27T16:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-corps-rips-cnn-for-lack-of-access-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:47:23","slug":"white-house-press-corps-rips-cnn-for-lack-of-access-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-corps-rips-cnn-for-lack-of-access-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House press corps rips CNN for lack of access &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-press-corps-rips-cnn-for-lack-of-access-washington-examiner%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=2284782&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>The president of the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association, Kelly O&#8217;Donnell, criticized \u2062CNN \u200cfor not allowing reporters who \u2063travel \u2063with President \u200bJoe Biden\u2063 to enter\u200b the studio\u200b during his upcoming\u2063 debate against former\u2062 President Donald Trump in the 2024 \u200dgeneral\u200b election. O&#8217;Donnell expressed dissatisfaction with CNN&#8217;s decision to only \u200ballow one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bidens-comms-team-asked-reporters-for-questions-in-advance\/\" title=\"Report: Biden\u2019s Comms Team Asked Reporters For Questions In Advance\">print reporter<\/a> brief \u200baccess \u2063during a commercial break, arguing that this\u2064 limits the media&#8217;s ability to properly document\u2064 and report on the event, thus undermining\u2063 a fundamental principle of presidential coverage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA \u2014<\/strong> The president of the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association has offered a scathing response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>, the network hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>first presidential debate<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 general election<\/a>, deciding against permitting reporters traveling with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> into the studio for his historic head-to-head matchup former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWHCA has been informed that one print reporter will be permitted to enter the studio during a commercial break to briefly observe the setting,\u201d WHCA President Kelly O\u2019Donnell, of NBC News, wrote in a statement Thursday.\u00a0\u201cThat is not sufficient in our view and diminishes a core principle of presidential coverage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House pool has a duty to document, report, and witness the president\u2019s events and his movements on behalf of the American people,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said. \u201cThe pool is there for the \u2018what ifs\u2019 in a world where the unexpected does happen. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mainstream-media-repeatedly-slams-biden-admin-for-secrecy-on-border-amid-5-alarm-emergency\/\" title=\"WATCH: Mainstream Media Repeatedly Slams Biden Admin For Secrecy On Border Amid \u20185-Alarm Emergency\u2019\">pool reporter<\/a> is present to provide context and insight by direct observation and not through the lens of the television production. \u2026 The pool reporter works on behalf of the entire White House press corps. Print pool reports are an important part of the historical record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell confirmed that both the Biden and Trump campaigns were open to having a pool reporter in the room, though the former president has his own rotation of journalists who travel with him.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Trump\u2019s presidential debate Thursday in Atlanta is not only the earliest in history but it will be conducted without an audience and with muted microphones if the candidates speak for more than their allotted time. The format came to be after negotiations between CNN and the campaigns without the Commission on Presidential Debates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know how this will play out in real time,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said. \u201cA pool reporter is there to observe what is said and done when microphones are off or when either candidate is not seen on camera but may speak, gesture, move, or engage in some way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe White House travel pool has been included in past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">presidential debates<\/a> and we believe that standard of access is essential. Precedent matters for future debates,\u201d the longtime White House correspondent added. \u201cWHCA respectfully requests that CNN adjust its plan and welcome the White House travel pool print representative to witness the debate in full for the sake of the news cycle, for history and mostly importantly for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A CNN spokeswoman did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The 90-minute debate is scheduled to start at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association criticized CNN for not allowing reporters accompanying President Joe Biden into the studio for his debate with former President Donald Trump. 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