{"id":2340519,"date":"2024-09-13T06:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T10:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-skirts-national-press-as-she-employs-risk-averse-media-strategy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T06:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T10:12:03","slug":"harris-skirts-national-press-as-she-employs-risk-averse-media-strategy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-skirts-national-press-as-she-employs-risk-averse-media-strategy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris skirts national press as she employs risk-averse media strategy &#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%2Fharris-skirts-national-press-as-she-employs-risk-averse-media-strategy-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=2340519&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 article\u200b discusses Vice\u200c President Kamala Harris&#8217;s cautious media strategy as she campaigns for the presidency, particularly \u2062in comparison to former President \u200cDonald Trump, who is\u2064 more accessible\u200d to the \u2064press. Despite a successful\u2062 debate performance, \u200dHarris&#8217;s \u200ccampaign plans to increase media engagements primarily with\u200d local reporters in key\u200d battleground states and will host a panel \u2062with the National Association of Black Journalists, an organization \u200bshe\u2063 previously declined to engage with.<\/p>\n<p>Since\u200b becoming \u2063the Democratic nominee, \u2063Harris has had limited interactions with mainstream media,\u2063 doing only one interview \u2062and not holding any press conferences, which has attracted criticism.\u2062 A recent letter\u200b from the White House News Photographers Association highlighted concerns over reduced media access to Harris, asserting that the travel pool for \u2064press coverage has decreased significantly.\u2064 While\u2064 Harris&#8217;s team maintains that \u200dthe number of traveling media\u200b members has always been nine, they also rejected proposals for\u2064 expanded access.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign continues to \u200cface \u2063scrutiny\u2063 and conflict, including a\u2062 dispute with \u200bthe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where \u2062the campaign has barred \u200cthe outlet from future events due to a labor\u2064 disagreement. The article \u2063emphasizes \u2063the tension between \u200bHarris&#8217;s media \u2062strategy and traditional expectations \u200cfor presidential\u200b candidates regarding press accessibility.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris skirts national press as she employs risk-averse media strategy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758438\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign says it will be more aggressive after her well-received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148990\/presidential-debate-grading-candidates-trump-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">debate performance<\/a> against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Donald Trump<\/a>. But her overall media strategy remains much more cautious than that of her opponent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Her campaign released a memo Thursday promising &ldquo;more media engagements&rdquo; &mdash; but only with local press in battleground states. She also will hold a panel discussion with the National Association of Black Journalists, an organization she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rolandsmartin\/status\/1818383165620154723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"turned down\">turned down<\/a> when invited to speak at its annual convention in July.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has cultivated a relatively distant relationship with the press since becoming the Democratic nominee on July 21. She has conducted only a single interview with a major TV news outlet, which was done alongside her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Trump, by contrast, has spoken to reporters regularly and does extended interviews in nontraditional settings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134377\/trump-hits-podcast-circuit-bring-young-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"such as podcasts\">such as podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has not conducted any press conferences and has only occasionally taken questions from traveling reporters, though her campaign did call for an additional debate following her solid performance against Trump, which he rejected Thursday. Trump had previously called for debates on Sept. 4 and Sept. 25, which were denied by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between Harris and the national media bubbled into public view this week thanks to a letter to her campaign from the White House News Photographers Association. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for President of the United States,<br \/>the travel pool has been reduced from thirteen to nine, an unprecedented reduction in access to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-trump-presidency-would-be-a-boon-for-crypto\/\" title=\"A Trump Presidency Would Be A Boon For Crypto\">major presidential party candidate<\/a>,&rdquo; it reads. &ldquo;Every other representative of the press pool has been allowed to continue traveling without interruption, while the four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-photographers-slam-kamala-harris-campaign-over-unprecedented-media-clampdown\/\" title=\"White House Photographers Slam Kamala Harris Campaign Over &#039;Unprecedented&#039; Media Clampdown\">independent news photographer seats<\/a> have been downgraded to one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The letter was endorsed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-ignore-biggest-illegal-wealth-transferin-the-history-of-mankind-from-u-s-to-china\/\" title=\"Media Ignore \u2018Biggest Illegal Wealth Transfer\u2026In The History Of Mankind,\u2019 From U.S. To China\">news outlets including<\/a> the <em>New York Times, Washington Post, <\/em>and <em>Associated Press. <\/em>It argues that presidential campaigns typically allow a much larger number of writers and photographers to accompany them on trips and called for a &ldquo;chaser plane&rdquo; to allow more media access to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>WHNPA President Jessica Koscielniak said she fears that reduced access could set a new precedent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Photographer and video journalists need to be seen as equal members of the press corps,&rdquo; she told the <em>Washington Examiner. &ldquo;<\/em>The press corps isn&rsquo;t complete without them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group has further asked the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association to reallocate the nine currently available seats to accommodate more still photographers.<\/p>\n<p>Harris press secretary Ernie Apreza responded with his own letter, saying that Harris has always had nine media members travel with her, a number that has not changed with her presidential candidacy. The president typically has 13. Apreza wrote that a chaser plane or additional seats on Air Force 2 are &ldquo;not viable&rdquo; and suggested photographers travel on their own to Harris events.<\/p>\n<p>While Harris is now pledging to do more interviews with news outlets in battleground states, her campaign also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3142847\/harris-campaign-excluding-news-outlets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ongoing spats\">spats<\/a> at that level. The <em>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/opinion\/brandon-mcginley\/2024\/08\/30\/press-freedom-kamala-harris-tim-walz-campaign-union\/stories\/202409010090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>says<\/a>&nbsp;the Harris campaign has blocked it from all future events owing to a labor dispute involving one-quarter of the outlet&rsquo;s unionized workforce. It is the second-largest newsgathering organization in battleground Pennsylvania and the largest in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Rutgers University history, media studies, and journalism professor David Greenberg says the media-averse strategy could backfire. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Harris or the people running her campaign seem to think that a tightly controlled campaign can work,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This was a technique pioneered by Richard Nixon in 1968, and it worked for him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was also used to a large extent by the Biden campaign during the pandemic-addled 2020 campaign. Still, it&rsquo;s unclear if it will work for Harris&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a mistake,&rdquo; Greenberg said. &ldquo;She should do more spontaneous exchanges with reporters, town halls with voters, and informal conversations. People want to see past the scripted remarks. Even in the debate, where she was commanding and impressive, she mostly repeated stuff from her stump speech and talking points.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has contacted the Harris campaign seeking comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758438\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758438\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign has announced plans to adopt a more assertive approach following her positive debate performance against former President Donald Trump. However, her media strategy continues to be significantly more reserved compared to Trump&#8217;s. On Thursday, her campaign issued a memo indicating intentions for &#8220;more media engagements,&#8221; but these will primarily involve local press in key battleground states. Additionally, she is set to participate in a panel discussion with the National Association of Black Journalists\u2014an organization she previously declined an invitation from for its annual convention in July.<\/p>\n<p>Since becoming the Democratic nominee on July 21, Harris has maintained a relatively distant relationship with the media, having given only one interview with a major television outlet alongside her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). In contrast, Trump frequently engages with reporters and participates in extensive interviews across various platforms like podcasts. Harris has not held any press conferences and rarely takes questions from traveling journalists; however, after her strong debate performance against Trump\u2014which he rejected\u2014her campaign did request an additional debate.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between Harris and national media surfaced this week when the White House News Photographers Association sent a letter to her campaign expressing concerns over reduced access for photographers traveling with her. The letter noted that since she became the Democratic nominee, the travel pool size had decreased from thirteen to nine\u2014a significant reduction for someone running for president\u2014and called for increased media access through measures like a &#8220;chaser plane.&#8221; This letter received support from major news organizations such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Harris&#8217;s press secretary Ernie Apreza stated that nine media members have always traveled with Harris and that this number hasn&#8217;t changed due to her candidacy; typically there are thirteen members accompanying presidential candidates. He also mentioned that adding more seats or providing additional travel options was not feasible and suggested photographers attend events independently.<\/p>\n<p>While pledging more interviews with local news outlets in battleground states, tensions have also arisen at this level; notably, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported being barred from future events due to labor disputes involving part of its unionized workforce\u2014the largest news organization in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>David Greenberg, a professor at Rutgers University specializing in history and journalism studies, cautioned that this cautious approach could backfire on Harris\u2019s campaign. He noted that while tightly controlled campaigns can be effective\u2014as seen during Richard Nixon&#8217;s 1968 run\u2014they may not yield similar results today. Greenberg believes it would benefit Harris to engage more spontaneously with reporters and voters rather than sticking strictly to scripted remarks since audiences often seek authenticity beyond prepared statements.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner reached out for comments from the Harris campaign regarding these issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2340520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-press-access-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4021,40800,40802,40801,32076],"class_list":["post-2340519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harris","tag-media-strategy","tag-national-press","tag-risk-averse","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-press-access-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}