The White House’s New Press Strategy Has Reporters Furious

[Emjay]

Because, like it or not (probably not), a free press is critical to the republic.

If Trump had the power or inclination to stop a free press, we would not see negative stories pop up every day about him, few of them which turn out to be true.

[rodamala]

What do TV cameras have to do with a free press?

Don't be ignorant.  Television is the medium used today to report the news.

All Whitehouse press briefings should be on C-SPAN.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Don't be ignorant.  Television is the medium used today to report the news. 

You use the word "ignorant" --- but I do not think it means what you think it means.

Ever hear of:  CNN?  MSNBC?  Fox News? Fox Business News?  ABC?  NBC?  CBS?   (All on television)

Ever hear of:   the Internet?  Twitter?  Facebook?

Ever hear of:   Newspapers?   Magazine Publications?

[corbe]

   Since he didn't appoint Kimberly Guilfoyle as press secretary, I could not possibly care any less about the utterances coming from his Administration, I would further propose a national petition of some sort to further limit Twitter to say 30 characters per tweet to lessen the damage to the Office of the Presidency.

[Suppressed]

@Suppressed

The reason Trump is doing this is to keep "his people" off the TV so they don't get as much coverage as he does.  He can't stand anyone getting more "press" than he does.

@Victoria33 
Excellent point.  You have very good insight into the man.

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Suppressed

The reason Trump is doing this is to keep "his people" off the TV so they don't get as much coverage as he does.  He can't stand anyone getting more "press" than he does.

Unmitigated nonsense.

[txradioguy]

Unmitigated nonsense.

You have anything to refute that theory?

[Night Hides Not]

Cowards will always fear a free press.

Despite his obvious disgust with the press (and ignorant population) Thomas Jefferson still declared a free press to be better than the alternative. He said that the only regulation of the press should come from an informed and discerning public, not from government.

Let us not forget: during the summer of 1787, the windows were shuttered closed during the Constitutional Convention. George Washington and others felt it was imperative that each member of the convention be allowed to speak openly and freely, without the press to misconstrue what was being said.

Every WH tries to slant their message...is there a better way to do this? Looks more like bullying to me, and I don't like the favoritism that's been shown to Fox.

[Cripplecreek]

Let us not forget: during the summer of 1787, the windows were shuttered closed during the Constitutional Convention. George Washington and others felt it was imperative that each member of the convention be allowed to speak openly and freely, without the press to misconstrue what was being said.

Every WH tries to slant their message...is there a better way to do this? Looks more like bullying to me, and I don't like the favoritism that's been shown to Fox.

They were sequestered to force them to make compromises they might otherwise walk away from and to prevent outside influences from creeping in.

[Night Hides Not]

They were sequestered to force them to make compromises they might otherwise walk away from and to prevent outside influences from creeping in.

Good points, CC. Those guys were pretty smart. About the only thing they missed on was term limits, but that's understandable. A career in "public service" was unimaginable back then.

[skeeter]

Because, like it or not (probably not), a free press is critical to the republic.

A non sequitur if there ever was one.

Refusal to speak with the press when the press demands does not equal an abridgment of the 1st Amendment.

[XenaLee]

@Suppressed

The reason Trump is doing this is to keep "his people" off the TV so they don't get as much coverage as he does.  He can't stand anyone getting more "press" than he does.

No.  I think it is much more simple than that.  It's an Occam's razor example, in fact.  Trump is doing it to 'get back at' the idiot left pressholes.   And it's working.  They're royally pissed....lol.

[skeeter]

No.  I think it is much more simple than that.  It's an Occam's razor example, in fact.  Trump is doing it to 'get back at' the idiot left pressholes.   And it's working.  They're royally pissed....lol.

Considering how the media has been filtering and twisting the news over past decades its difficult to imagine why anyone would think this administration refusing to play by the same rigged rules is indicative of a Trump personality flaw or constitutes some grave threat to the Constitutional mandate for the allowance of free speech.

[Right_in_Virginia]

You have anything to refute that theory?

Yes.  I have watched and listened to the man for more than two years.  Neither candidate Trump nor President remotely acted or acts in the way described.

And no, I am not going to fill you in on all you have missed.  IMO, you showed no interest in the truth about the man before, so I doubt you have a true interest in it now.

[DCPatriot]

You have anything to refute that theory?

You have anything to support that theory?

[txradioguy]

Yes.  I have watched and listened to the man for more than two years.  Neither candidate Trump nor President remotely acted or acts in the way described.

And no, I am not going to fill you in on all you have missed.  IMO, you showed no interest in the truth about the man before, so I doubt you have a true interest in it now.

I haven't missed anything.  Only difference between us is that I don't watch what happens with regards tot he media with rose colored glasses and/or blinders.

The media as pro Dem as they are didn't like the shabby treatment the received from Obama and made their displeasure known.

Trump is in danger of treating them worse than Obama.

And neither one was right in treating the media...that at some point Trump will need...this poorly.

And no matter how much pom pom waivers like yourself think treating the media like crap is a good thing...at the end of the day it's a very poor strategy that will blow up in the Administration's face worse than it already is.

[txradioguy]

You have anything to support that theory?

The article that started this thread is a great example.

[Cripplecreek]

The media as pro Dem as they are didn't like the shabby treatment the received from Obama and made their displeasure known.

@txradioguy

Helen Thomas was a perfect example. She asked too many aggressive questions of Obama and they removed her from the front row and threatened her press credentials.

On a side note, this attitude that some have that the democrats did bad things so we can too is not winning, its surrender.

[XenaLee]

Considering how the media has been filtering and twisting the news over past decades its difficult to imagine why anyone would think this administration refusing to play by the same rigged rules is indicative of a Trump personality flaw or constitutes some grave threat to the Constitutional mandate for the allowance of free speech.

The grave threat to the Constitutional mandate for the allowance of free speech has already been accomplished BY the radical left and their minions in the media.  They only cherry-pick from the Constitution when it suits their agenda.... just as they cherry-pick from the Bible.  The radical left loathes both equally, in fact... unless or until they can 'use' one to twist, lie and obfuscate.

[DCPatriot]

The article that started this thread is a great example.

Bullsh*t!   

Please cite the sentence(s) that support @Suppressed 's stupid claim.

We'll wait......     

[txradioguy]

@txradioguy

Helen Thomas was a perfect example. She asked too many aggressive questions of Obama and they removed her from the front row and threatened her press credentials.

On a side note, this attitude that some have that the democrats did bad things so we can too is not winning, its surrender.

And there isn't always going to be a Republican President...this revenge on the media and calls to go all jihad on them can come back to bit the GOP in the backside.

What's to stop the next Dem President from banning any and all Conservative media outlets and publications from the gallery in the house and senate and from the WH press room.  And that President and his press flack will cite how Trump treated the press as precedent for their own actions.

This revenge on the media door swings both ways.

[txradioguy]

Bullsh*t!   

Please cite the sentence(s) that support @Suppressed 's stupid claim.

We'll wait......     

Crap in one hand demand in the other and see which fills up first.

Your attempt to come in and rescue your fellow sycophant is noble if not futile.  You're trying to distract from RiV answering the question first.

Not gonna work.

Trumps brazen and overt attacks on the media both as a candidate and as President are legion on both video audio and social media.

The threads about them reside in the very archives of this forum.

But then you already knew that.

Go light your flaming strawman and fish for red herrings somewhere else

[Suppressed]

Bullsh*t!   

Please cite the sentence(s) that support @Suppressed 's stupid claim.

We'll wait......     

Are you sure the discussion is my ppst, @DCPatriot. The thread traces back to @Victoria33 .

[XenaLee]

I haven't missed anything.  Only difference between us is that I don't watch what happens with regards tot he media with rose colored glasses and/or blinders.

The media as pro Dem as they are didn't like the shabby treatment the received from Obama and made their displeasure known.

Trump is in danger of treating them worse than Obama.

And neither one was right in treating the media...that at some point Trump will need...this poorly.

And no matter how much pom pom waivers like yourself think treating the media like crap is a good thing...at the end of the day it's a very poor strategy that will blow up in the Administration's face worse than it already is.

Wait....what???   Obama treated his rabid left media badly?  When?  How?   The idiot left media literally slavered (tingled up their legs) over Obama.  What are you referring to here?

[XenaLee]

Crap in one hand demand in the other and see which fills up first.

Your attempt to come in and rescue your fellow sycophant is noble if not futile.  You're trying to distract from RiV answering the question first.

Not gonna work.

Trumps brazen and overt attacks on the media both as a candidate and as President are legion on both video audio and social media.

The threads about them reside in the very archives of this forum.

But then you already knew that.

Go light your flaming strawman and fish for red herrings somewhere else

Yeah.... and..... that is probably one of the very few things Trump did that I approved of.