At a symposium today, members of the White House Correspondents’ Association discussed their shared frustration with media access to the “most transparent administration ever.”
#WHCA journalists are making a renewed and intelligent appeal for significantly better #WestWing access. pic.twitter.com/zZgM28mHGC
— Ann Compton (@AnnCompton) October 25, 2014
. @AnnCompton laments: “The distance between the president and the press pool…it’s as if we were all carrying the Ebola virus“
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 25, 2014
@AnnCompton You've worshipped this administration -why not have more access?
— Mysterion3000 (@Mysterion3000) October 25, 2014
@AnnCompton @whpresscorps It's hard to feel sorry for WH correspondents. You all supported Obama in 2008 and 2012. Backfired!
— DanME (@DanME) October 25, 2014
It seems that realization has dawned on even members of the mainstream media.
Roll Call’s White House correspondent, Steven Dennis, is feeling locked out in particular and isn’t shy about saying so.
The north doors of the Palm Room. Where I stood after WH refused full pool access to Nina Pham meeting in Oval pic.twitter.com/DfCeE7N9u5
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 24, 2014
Another missed opportunity for the president and the press – like so many other days pic.twitter.com/Z5quLlagD7
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
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Andrea Mitchell called exclusion of print pool from Nina Pham Oval event outrageous at today's WHCA event
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
. @mitchellreports: “Being confined to the briefing room is a real issue” #whca
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 25, 2014
Yesterday one of the those frustrating days as WH reporter. Actual news happening a few yards away but denied access for no apparent reason.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
The old-timers at today's WHCA event universal in their criticism of Obama's lack of access to the press corps.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
As @SusanPage noted on the WH's lack of transparency/access, how's that working out for them?
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/Keethers/status/526146329194807297
@Keethers At this point they aren't being transparent about why they aren't being transparent.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
Guy sitting next to me in the pool van – instead of in the Oval, was the radio pooler. Mic went to waste at the State Dept cafeteria instead
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) October 25, 2014
. @peterbakernyt on deep background briefings in Obama White House: “These guys have been innovative in ways of decreasing transparency”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 25, 2014
@jonkarl rocks the WHCA panel on sources & access pic.twitter.com/aafRwFedZe
— Jon Garcia (@GarciaJon) October 25, 2014
Could not agree more with @jonkarl that physical access is absolutely critical to covering a beat #WHCA pic.twitter.com/cejhwNEj5z
— Cheryl Bolen (@cherylbolen) October 25, 2014
Physical access, huh? How soon until the White House decides to put barricades inside the press briefing room?
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