A substantial portion of the White House press corps had their press passes revoked in compliance with a new rule that was announced earlier this year,The Columbia Journalism Review reports. The so-called “50 percent rule” requires reporters who receive the highest level of access to be physically present in the White House for 90 days out of 180.
Nearly all existing White House reporters fell short of this standard, forcing many to apply for exceptions or proceed with limited six-month passes, and which provide less access. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank applied for one such exception,but was denied.“I strongly suspect it’s because I’m a Trump critic,” he wrote in response this week. “The roam is perfectly in line with Trump’s banning of certain news organizations, and including The Post,from his campaign events and his threats to revoke White House credentials of journalists he doesn’t like.”Click here to continue and read more...
Source: inquisitr.com