BBC News, White House
The White House plans to determine which news media can engage with President Donald Trump and control it from the Press Association more than a century later.
The changes announced by press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday mean that the White House will determine which media participated in the “swimming pool” covering the presidential event and shared material with other media outlets.
The swim of the pool reporter was previously determined by the White House Communications Association (WHCA), which said the decision to “tear in the independence of free presses”.
The surprising announcement was as the Associated Press worked to restore its chances to the presidential incident after being blocked.
“This administration’s White House news team will determine who can enjoy very limited and limited access in spaces like Air Force One and the Oval Office,” Leavitt said in a press conference Tuesday.
The changes will allow “new media” media, including streaming services and podcasts, to “share this excellent responsibility,” she said.
“Old media that have been here over the years will still be attending the pool, but new voices will also be welcome,” she said.
“[By] Leavitt added that the White House’s decision on which media constitutes a limited pool of news will restore power to the American people. ”
Founded in 1914, WHCA has historically handled some logistics on the president’s daily reports, most notably the “pool” of journalists, which includes cameras from one of the five major networks in the United States, broadcast correspondents and a rotating print media. Group.
The WHCA has long claimed that swimming pools are good for the president – the president is able to spread news quickly – and the broader media that receive pool reports, photos, videos and audio.
Pool reporters are at work every day – including weekends and holidays – while traveling at the White House or the president.
BBC News is one of the media involved in wireless batteries.
Getty ImagesThe WHCA expressed concern that the move would benefit the White House by visiting its sympathetic or friendly news media.
“This move does not return power to the people,” WHCA board member Jacqui Heinrich wrote on X.
The WHCA said in its own statement that the decision “recommends the government to choose to cover up the president’s journalist.”
The WHCA said it did not inform the White House of decisions before Tuesday’s press conference.
Meanwhile, Levitt said the WHCA will no longer have a “monopoly” to control the swimming pool.
The announcement was made in the Oval Office later Tuesday. “We’re going to call these shots,” he said of the change.
Earlier this week US judge rejects AP’s request The opportunity for the presidential incident was immediately restored after the Trump administration dispute in the term “American Bay.”
News Agency refused to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” after President Trump renamed it through an executive order.
The AP believes that the ban is retaliatory and violates Free Speech and First Amendment rights in the press.
The ban means that APs (the APs that hundreds of news media rely on) cannot access news events with other White House pools and the Air Force alone.
A hearing is scheduled to be held on March 20.
