CLARIFICATION: WHCA Not Part of Press Pool Boycott Action
As part of Monday’s coverage of the major TV networks’ dropping pool coverage of The White House in response to the revocation of “hard passes” for CNN, MS Now and Politico, we included a statement from Salem Radio Network vice president of news & talk programming Tom Tradup. He tells TALKERS that some readers might have come away from that thinking that the White House Correspondents Association is part of the action to cease press pool coverage of the White House. To be clear, WHCA president Jacqui Heinrich of FOX News says the organization is not part of that action.
should have the right to handpick the journalists who cover them. Doing so gives them license to select only news outlets whose coverage they deem positive and exclude responsible journalists whose reporting, although fair and accurate, the administration may not like. We call on the Trump administration to reverse this decision without delay so that the American people, and the world, can be assured they are getting a complete and accurate account of the activities of the President of the United States. This is especially critical during times of crisis.”