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Home Front: Politix
Reporters have to get quotes approved by White House before publishing
2021-05-12
[NYPOST] White House news hounds are ​seething over a policy that requires them to submit quotes from interviews with Biden administration officials to the communications team for approval, editing or veto, according to a report on Tuesday. ​

The White House is demanding that news hounds who conduct interviews with administration officials do so under conditions known as "background with ​quote approval," Politico reported. ​

The information from the interview can be used in a story, but for a news hound to be able to attach a name to the quote, ​the news hound must transcribe the comments and send them to the communications team, the report said. ​

At that point, the White House can approve them, edit them or veto their use. ​​

Posted by:Fred

#8  Can you imagine the shitstorm if Trump had suggested this?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-05-12 20:29  

#7  Yes. Frenching Michelle is a tad disturbing.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-05-12 20:24  

#6  But this still won't stop them from their 24/7 adulation of the current administration.

It's amazing - Obama treated the press like freshly wiped toilet paper but they still tongued his ballz like nobody's business.

Apologies to those who may have been mentally scarred with the above descriptors.
Posted by: Raj   2021-05-12 19:58  

#5  Huh. Dr.Goebbels says you're almost there. Just another step forward. You'll love it once your in.
Posted by: Torquemada   2021-05-12 19:48  

#4  And then the poopline...er, pipeloone, aerrshh, nevermind.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-05-12 16:54  

#3  But this still won't stop them from their 24/7 adulation of the current administration.

The Biden administration may not know much, but they certainly understand the media.
Posted by: Tom   2021-05-12 13:51  

#2  Obligatorische ist Genehmigung, no exceptions please.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-05-12 10:33  

#1  At least in movies from the 40's and 50's the stenographers were good looking.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-05-12 09:37  

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