Journalists Ban C-SPAN From Correspondents Dinner

Breitbart ^ | 3/25/12 | Ron Futrell

[Nachum]

We hear stories often about the media crying because access is denied. In the courtroom, in the back room, in the smoke-filled room. If the media is banned, it will complain, and most often it is justified.

What about when the media itself denies access to one of its own?

The annual White House Corespondents Dinner is coming up in April, and the media has banned C-SPAN from broadcasting the event. No reason given, just C-SPAN cannot do what it has done in the past by providing full video of the event. Some journalists have complained about the lack of access. Imagine that?

The VP of C-SPAN, Terry Murphy has written a letter complaining about the change in policy by the "Gridiron Club" that runs the event and also sees this as an issue separating the print and electronic media. Once the dinner has ended, print media can report on what was said, but no video will be released. In part, his letter reads:

JOURNALISTIC INTEGRITY IS ON THE LINE FOR GRIDIRON CLUB. We request that the Gridiron Executive Committee, under your leadership, takes the historic step of allowing C-SPAN to cover your 2012 dinner under the same conditions as the print press. If this request is granted, we'd agree to be the pool and share our video with other news organizations. Thank you for your consideration.

[SatinDoll]

What journalistic credibility?

[petitfour]

Soooooo funny. I guess they are afraid someone will have a Rush moment and the crazy populace will boycott them. Oh wait. I think there is already a boycott.

[MotorCityBuck]

Maybe they can get Seth Macfarland, and Chris Rock to do something befitting of the lame stream media like a comedy central laughfest. Homos.

[what's up]

Looks like they’re afraid of being Fluked a la Bill Maher.

[what's up]

Looks like they’re afraid of being Fluked a la Bill Maher.

[donna]

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb will retire from the public affairs network at the end of March.