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White House plans to determine which news outlets have accessed President Donald Trump, controlled from a journalist’s association after a century.
Changes, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday, the White House focus will participate in the “pool” with president materials.
Rotating pool reporters used to be determined by the White House Cousceents’ Association (whca), saying the decision “tear” tears of freedom of a free press “.
Surprise notification comes as companions of the press to restore its access to the events of the President after it is disabled.
“The White House Press Team in this administration determines who can enjoy privileges and limited access to spaces like Air Force in an Air A office,” Leavitt said in a News on Tuesday.
He said changes will allow “new media” outlets – including streaming services and podcasts – to “share with this odd responsibility”.
“The outlets of the heritage here for many years still participate in the pool, but new voices will be welcome,” he said.
“(Nor) Deciding that outlets consist of limited press pool on a daily basis, the White House will restore the power of Americans,” Leavitt added.
Built in 1914, History whca handles some logistics of the President’s daily conquest, especially “pool” on a subsequent camera network, a Radio Creacherent and a Rotation in the group of print outlets.
The WHCA has long been claiming the pool that is useful for the President – who is quickly minimizing news – as well as for wider reports, photos, videos and audio.
Pool reporters are on-duty every day – including weekends and holidays – in the White House or if the President traveled.
BBC News is one of the outlets to join the radio pool.
Getty imagesThe whca expresses anxiety that the move will benefit the White House by providing access to news news to see it as kind.
“This step does not give power to people – gives the White House power,” the news Jacqui Heinrich, is a member of the Whca Board, writing to X.
In its own statement, the whca says the decision “suggests that the government chooses journalists who cover the President”.
The whca says it does not give a notice about the White House decision before Tuesday’s news.
In the meantime, Leavitt, said whca no longer has “monopoly” in control pool.
President Trump was asked about an announcement of the Oval Office later on Tuesday. “We call shots,” he said the changes.
It’s been this week, A US judge refuses a request to Associated Press To restore its access to the presidency events after the Trump administration has blocked the agency in a dispute with the term “Gulf of America”.
The news agency refuses to change the style from the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”, after President Trump hired it to an executive order.
The AP disputes with the ban is to evaluate and retrieve the first rights to change the freedom of speaking and the press.
The prohibition means that the AP – hundreds of news outlets – did not access the press events along with the remaining pool of a wind force.
A hearing is scheduled for 20 March.
