White House Correspondents Association bemoans lack of access to president

A panel of reporters at the 100th anniversary of the White House Correspondents Association agreed that “the most transparent administration ever” has offered the least access to the president in memory.

Panel of reporters discuss history of White House press corps at 100th Anniversary of WHCA pic.twitter.com/leVAuBomOh

— Bill Press (@BillPressPod) February 26, 2014

. @steveholland1 @AnnCompton and @georgecondon all say the Obama @WhiteHouse is the worst in terms of access that they’ve seen

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/AamerISmad/status/438490501487271936

What’s the solution, then? It appears there isn’t one, unless President Obama undergoes a fundamental transformation himself.

. @AnnCompton asked how to fix WH access issues: “I think the president has to think that communicating with the press is part of his job”

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 26, 2014

Why would he start now?

. @georgecondon explaining why the WHCA fights for access: “once we lose something, we don’t usually get it back”

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 26, 2014