Fox News Witte Huis -correspondent Jacqui Heinrich condemned the White House on Tuesday after it announced that it took the power of De Witte Huis correspondents' Association and now choosing news shops that may participate in the presidential perspool.
“This step does not give the power back to the people – it gives strength to the White House. The WHCA is democratically chosen by the full -time press corps of the White House, 'tweeted Heinrich, who is a board member of the WHCA.
“WHCA has determined Polish for decades because only representatives of our points of sale can determine the resources that all those points of sale have – such as staff – to get the president's message for the greatest possible audience, regardless of the day or hour,” she added to it.
A Pole is a limited number of reporters who are invited to an event and provide information to all points of sale. The swimming pool often offers a basic threshold of what took place.
In a separate tweet, Heinrich noted that, despite how press secretary Karoline Leavitt the group described the group on Tuesday, the “WHCA has argued to expand access to news events, just past the swimming pool.” She also pointed out that the White House decides whether an event is' open press' or 'pool alone', and adds that 'administrations limits access to' only pool 'due to security or space restrictions. “
A Fox News -Gastheer has the new press policy of the White House that was announced by press secretary Karoline Leavitt (AP)
“WHCA's task in that scenario is to ensure that the Pool displaying every constituency (radio, TV, threads, prints, stills, new media) includes to get the news as well as possible,” concluded Heinrich. “It is our job to argue for the most possible access.”
In the midst of the constant struggle of the White House with the Associated Press about his requirement that the wire service uses 'Gulf of America', which encouraged the WHCA to push the administration privately to give access to the AP, Leavitt announced to Tuesday's press conference that it would do now choose the participants in the perspool in the future.
“I am proud to announce that we will give the power back to the people who read your papers, who watch television shows, and who listen to your radio stations,” she explained. “In the future, the White House -press bath will be determined by the Press team of the White House.”
Leavitt continued: “Just as we have added a new media chair in this briefing space, Legacy Media that have been here for years are still participating in the swimming pool, but new voices will also be welcomed. As part of these changes, we will continue the rotation between the five major television networks to ensure that the president's comments are heard wide and sides in this world. We will add extra streaming services that reach a different target groups than traditional cable and broadcast. “
She also accused the WHCA of keeping a 'monopoly about the privilege of press access', and claimed that “The White House will restore power to the American people who have been chosen to serve President Trump.”
The move, which breaks for decades of tradition and precedent, left the WHCA blindly because there had been no previous discussions about possible change, according to President Eugene Daniels of the group. In a statement that was released shortly after the briefing, Daniels said that the decision “tears about the independence of a free press in the United States”.
“It suggests that the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders may not be able to choose their own press corps, “he added. “The WHCA will never stop arguing for extensive access, complete transparency and the right of the American public to read, listen and view reports from the White House, without fear or favor.”
National Press Club -President Mike Balsamo also denounced the change and said in a statement that it was a “direct challenge for the independence of a free press in the United States.” Moreover, he noted that the perspool “should never be replaced by a selected group of insiders” and urged the White House to “turn the course immediately and to retain the integrity of the perspool for the well -being of our democracy.”
