The AP’s Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee recently outlined the “8 ways the Obama administration is blocking information” to the press:
'8 ways the Obama administration is blocking information,' speech to @APME editors by AP bureau chief @SallyBuzbee http://t.co/aUwf1kUmvl
— Ted Bridis (@tbridis) September 19, 2014
That’s great, but what are reporters going to do about it?
More from Buzbee, including the revelation that the Obama administration is worse on transparency than that of George W. Bush. Writing that had to sting a little:
Sally Buzbee: Journalists need to confront the governments efforts to control information and access in a unified way
— Nancy Barnes (@nancycbarnes) September 17, 2014
AP's Sally Buzbee: Administration using FOIA requests as tip service to inform agencies of stories by news orgs. #editors2014
— Joe Hight (@JoeHight) September 17, 2014
Press access is worse under #Obama administration, including intimidation of sources, Sally Buzbee Wash bureau chief of @AP to #editors2014
— Jackie Spinner (@jackiespinner) September 17, 2014
AP's @SallyBuzbee to @APME editors: Invest in your legal dept, make lawyers your partners in newsgathering, sue the gov't when needed.
— Ted Bridis (@tbridis) September 17, 2014
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been amended to correct a typo.
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