White House takes control of the press pool, hopes to welcome ‘new voices’
The WHCA has been in charge of selecting a group of reporters, anchors, producers and photographers since its founding in 1914. But not anymore.
White House press pool suddenly in the spotlight as the Trump administration moves to select some of its members
Focused on reporting the president’s actions and statements, the 13 journalists that make up the press pool can sometimes blend into the background.
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White House says it will control press access to Trump, not reporters
McFadden, questioned the WHCA's authority over the press pool during a Monday hearing. But he said, “The White House has accepted the correspondents’ association to be the referee here ...
The White House says it ‘will determine’ which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones
The decision departs from a century of tradition in which a pool of independent news organizations go where the chief ...
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP’s access to White House but urges government to reconsider
A federal judge has refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable ...