White House Purges 442 Reporters Using New Press Credential Rules

[rangerrebew]

White House Purges 442 Reporters Using New Press Credential Rules
Rob Bluey / @RobertBluey / August 04, 2023
 

Over the past three months, the number of reporters with access to the White House dropped by 31%. There are now 442 fewer reporters with a coveted “hard pass”—the result of new rules announced in May that took effect Tuesday.

The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas was among the reporters slated to lose his White House press credentials, although he was given a 10-day extension “to submit the required materials.” The White House now requires reporters to obtain press credentials from Congress or the Supreme Court to fulfill its new requirement; Lucas is currently awaiting a decision on his applications to the other branches.
 
Politico’s West Wing Playbook first reported the numbers Wednesday along with news that Simon Ateba, the White House correspondent for Today News Africa, lost his hard pass. Ateba, along with the other 441 reporters who no longer have credentials, won’t be able to attend White House press briefings or access the sprawling Pennsylvania Avenue campus unless they obtain what’s called a temporary day pass.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/08/04/white-house-purges-442-reporters-using-new-press-credential-rules/

[bigheadfred]

That should keep the drugs from getting in.

[Smokin Joe]

That should keep the drugs from getting in.

Meh. Likely the price of admission.

[mountaineer]

 Ateba, along with the other 441 reporters who no longer have credentials, won’t be able to attend White House press briefings or access the sprawling Pennsylvania Avenue campus unless they obtain what’s called a temporary day pass. promise to regurgitate the administration's talking points.

[sneakypete]

Am I the  only one surprised there was ever  that  many reporters with WH access?

[mountaineer]

African Journalist Simon Ateba Sues Karine, White House Secret Service for First Amendment Violation
Nicole Silverio
Media Reporter
August 11, 2023 10:59 AM ET

Today News Africa White House correspondent Simon Ateba filed a lawsuit late Thursday against White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the U.S. Secret Service for deactivating his hard pass.

Ateba has accused Jean-Pierre of violating his First Amendment right to freedom of the press and the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause after hundreds of hard passes were revoked from White House journalists working for smaller, non-corporate outlets. These hard passes allow journalists to gain access to White House press events, including press conferences.

Ateba first received a hard pass in Feb. 2021 and had his questions and interview requests repeatedly ignored, according to the lawsuit. The White House informed reporters on May 5 that it was restricting who could receive a hard pass. He, along with over 440 reporters, officially lost their passes on Aug. 1. ...

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[christian]

The Tyrant tightens the noose around the land of freedoms throat, ever tighter.  Fools love it, they have fought and supported such, it feeds their whorish nature! pseudo virtue posturing, Satan fully approved.