The intricacies of press credentials, at the White House and beyond

The intricacies of press credentials, at the White House and beyond

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — What makes a journalist a journalist? In the United States, by foundational principle, anyone who wants to report and publish the news can do it without official permission.On the White House beat, however, a reporter needs to show an ID badge, linked to a security code, for consistent, streamlined