Wire services lose White House access

Wire services including Reuters and Bloomberg News will no longer hold a permanent slot in the small pool of reporters who cover President Donald Trump, reports James Oliphant of Reuters.

Oliphant reports, “Other media customers, particularly local news organizations that have no presence in Washington, rely on the wires for up-to-date reporting, video and audio.

“Financial markets are also dependent on the wire services’ real-time reports of statements the president makes.

“‘Reuters news coverage reaches billions of people each day, mostly through the thousands of news organizations around the world that subscribe to Reuters services,’ a Reuters spokesperson said. ‘It is essential to democracy that the public have access to independent, impartial and accurate news about their government. Any steps by the U.S. government to limit access to the president threatens that principle, both for the public and the world’s media.’

“Reuters remains committed to covering the White House in an impartial, accurate and independent way, the spokesperson added.”

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