CNN bans White House pool reporters from debate room

CNN bans White House pool reporters from debate room

It is extremely rare for the press pool to be barred from an event in the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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CNN bans White House pool reporters from debate room

washington — The White House Correspondents' Association said Thursday that CNN had rejected multiple requests to include White House pool reporters inside the studio during the first presidential debate between incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump.  The press pool, made up of representatives of major news organizations, accompanies the president on foreign and domestic trips and normally has access to any event where he speaks …

Journalists call out CNN for limiting in-person press access to the debate: 'Deeply concerned'

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) called out CNN on Thursday for limiting in-person press pool access to the CNN Presidential Debate in Atlanta. "WHCA is deeply concerned that CNN has rejected our repeated requests to include the White House travel pool inside the studio. Through conversations and advocacy, we urged CNN to grant access to at least one print pool reporter for the duration of the debate," WHCA president Kelly O'Do…

White House Correspondents ‘Deeply Concerned’ about Lack of Studio Access to CNN Debate

The White House Correspondents' Association is asking CNN to allow at least one White House pool reporter inside CNN's studio for the entirety of the debate to ensure at least one independent observer will be present.

CNN’s incomprehensible decision to block pool reporter from debate

As of 5:15 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, CNN is blocking the White House pool reporter from being able to monitor this evening’s presidential debate from inside the actual debate hall. CNN’s decision is extremely strange. The White House Correspondents’ Association, representing journalists who cover the White House beat, has made repeated requests in recent days that its pool reporter be allowed into the debate hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Having had …