I'll be honest. I don't like her politics. But I've never attacked her personally, either online or in my private life. It's just not what I'm about.
That being said...what is the point behind banning the press from having access to Palin?
I don't think this is a sexist question. Wouldn't any VP candidate be expected to make themselves accessible to the press? I'm just thinking about the past elections that I can remember...I'm in my 30s...and I can't recall any other VP candidates restricting their access.
I understand she's the new kid on the block and maybe there's some concern about her performance in front of the press (not my opinion), but wouldn't it behoove the McCain campaign to give her more access to the press, especially since it appears that there are conservatives and maybe undecideds who want to hear what she has to say?
I'm not trying to get all partisan at all, but when anyone in power bans the press from their presence, it makes you wonder, "Why?", especially when she's meeting with people at the UN, giving her a chance to beef up her foreign policy credentials? It just makes no sense. I'm not accusing, but really it makes you wonder...why are you hiding or why are your handlers hiding you?
Here's the article from Yahoo News...
NEW YORK Journalists, displeased with Sarah Palins efforts to restrict their access to her, are threatening not to cover her events surrounding the United Nations conference here unless they're allowed more access.
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The unfolding boycott is the latest development in a rocky relationship between Palins handlers and the press, in which the campaign has sought to tightly control her interactions with the media.
The campaign had originally indicated that the print reporters following her campaign would be among the small group of journalists allowed to attend the so-called pool sprays before Palins meetings with dignitaries on the sidelines of the U.N. meetings.
The sprays are basically glorified photo opportunities during which journalists can snap photos and film footage and if theyre lucky shout a question or two at Palin and her company before she adjourns for private meetings. On Tuesday, those meetings were to include Afghan President Karzai and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
But the imbroglio began developing Tuesday morning when Palins handlers informed the small print press contingent covering her campaign that the print reporter designated to cover the events, Elizabeth Holmes of the Wall Street Journal, would not be allowed to cover the sprays.
The campaigns reasoning was that there were not going to be questions or statements at the sprays, so they were only appropriate for photographers and cameramen.
The campaign also at first moved to bar CNN, the television network designated for pool duty, from sending its editorial producer basically a hybrid print/video journalist though the campaign budged when the network threatened to withhold its cameras as well.
With Palins first meeting set to begin at noon, that leaves the print reporters on the outs.
UPDATE: After shutting the print pooler, Holmes, out of the spray before Palins meeting with Afghan President Karzairudely, according to Holmesthe campaign relented and agreed to let her cover the sprays before Palins next two meetings, with Colombian President Uribe and Kissinger. Updated story forthcoming.
That being said...what is the point behind banning the press from having access to Palin?
I don't think this is a sexist question. Wouldn't any VP candidate be expected to make themselves accessible to the press? I'm just thinking about the past elections that I can remember...I'm in my 30s...and I can't recall any other VP candidates restricting their access.
I understand she's the new kid on the block and maybe there's some concern about her performance in front of the press (not my opinion), but wouldn't it behoove the McCain campaign to give her more access to the press, especially since it appears that there are conservatives and maybe undecideds who want to hear what she has to say?
I'm not trying to get all partisan at all, but when anyone in power bans the press from their presence, it makes you wonder, "Why?", especially when she's meeting with people at the UN, giving her a chance to beef up her foreign policy credentials? It just makes no sense. I'm not accusing, but really it makes you wonder...why are you hiding or why are your handlers hiding you?
Here's the article from Yahoo News...
NEW YORK Journalists, displeased with Sarah Palins efforts to restrict their access to her, are threatening not to cover her events surrounding the United Nations conference here unless they're allowed more access.
ADVERTISEMENT
The unfolding boycott is the latest development in a rocky relationship between Palins handlers and the press, in which the campaign has sought to tightly control her interactions with the media.
The campaign had originally indicated that the print reporters following her campaign would be among the small group of journalists allowed to attend the so-called pool sprays before Palins meetings with dignitaries on the sidelines of the U.N. meetings.
The sprays are basically glorified photo opportunities during which journalists can snap photos and film footage and if theyre lucky shout a question or two at Palin and her company before she adjourns for private meetings. On Tuesday, those meetings were to include Afghan President Karzai and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
But the imbroglio began developing Tuesday morning when Palins handlers informed the small print press contingent covering her campaign that the print reporter designated to cover the events, Elizabeth Holmes of the Wall Street Journal, would not be allowed to cover the sprays.
The campaigns reasoning was that there were not going to be questions or statements at the sprays, so they were only appropriate for photographers and cameramen.
The campaign also at first moved to bar CNN, the television network designated for pool duty, from sending its editorial producer basically a hybrid print/video journalist though the campaign budged when the network threatened to withhold its cameras as well.
With Palins first meeting set to begin at noon, that leaves the print reporters on the outs.
UPDATE: After shutting the print pooler, Holmes, out of the spray before Palins meeting with Afghan President Karzairudely, according to Holmesthe campaign relented and agreed to let her cover the sprays before Palins next two meetings, with Colombian President Uribe and Kissinger. Updated story forthcoming.
