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How safety concerns could be exploited to restrict media access in the Capitol
LBN thread: The Senate is blocking TV reporters from interviewing lawmakers in the Capitol
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Source: Washington Post
How safety concerns could be exploited to restrict media access in the Capitol
By Callum Borchers June 13 at 3:01 PM
In last week's Washington Post report on the “heaving, jostling Capitol media mob,” one journalist predicted that “we are one tripped senator away from losing our access.”
It might take even less.
Multiple reporters tweeted Tuesday that they were ordered not to approach senators for impromptu on-camera interviews in Capitol hallways because of new Senate Rules Committee restrictions that require advanced permission to ask questions. Here's a description of the scene, from NBC's Kasie Hunt:
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And there is the “safe environment” explanation embedded in Shelby's statement, which brings us back to last week's report on the “heaving, jostling Capitol media mob.” Here's an excerpt:
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/06/13/how-safety-concerns-could-be-exploited-to-restrict-media-access-in-the-capitol/
By Callum Borchers June 13 at 3:01 PM
In last week's Washington Post report on the “heaving, jostling Capitol media mob,” one journalist predicted that “we are one tripped senator away from losing our access.”
It might take even less.
Multiple reporters tweeted Tuesday that they were ordered not to approach senators for impromptu on-camera interviews in Capitol hallways because of new Senate Rules Committee restrictions that require advanced permission to ask questions. Here's a description of the scene, from NBC's Kasie Hunt:
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
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And there is the “safe environment” explanation embedded in Shelby's statement, which brings us back to last week's report on the “heaving, jostling Capitol media mob.” Here's an excerpt:
Once thought to be going the way of the dodo bird or zeppelin repairman, journalists of the Trump era are crowding legislative hallways at such a startling density that the endangered species is starting to seem like … an invasive one. …
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/06/13/how-safety-concerns-could-be-exploited-to-restrict-media-access-in-the-capitol/