As the one year anniversary of the deadly attack on an American consulate in Benghazi approaches, journalists have begun to take another look into the scandal surrounding the governmentâs response to that terrorist event. Last week, CNN aired two striking reports revealing that the Central Intelligence Agency had a large number of agents on the ground on the night of the attack and that a suspect in the attack has never been interviewed by investigators. Following these revelatory reports, which some in President Barack Obamaâs administration believe represent a political threat, some CNN reporters now fear for their access to the White House. They are not alone.
On July 31, CNNâs The Situation Room broadcast a portion of an interview conducted by reporter Arwa Damon with a suspect in the Benghazi attacks. The suspect revealed to Damon that no investigator has attempted to contact him regarding his involvement in that deadly assault. The following day, CNNâs Drew Griffin broke the news that more than 30 CIA agents were on the ground in Libya on the day of the attack and they are being pressured by the spy agency to not reveal to reporters or congressional investigators what they know of the events of that night. Some CNN reporters are reportedly fearful now that their access to the White House will be hampered following their probing into a story that members of the Obama administration would prefer remain uninvestigated.
âAccess is a very serious consideration when it comes to stories that could adversely impact a show, correspondent, or networkâs relationship with the administration, a campaign, or any political leader,â one source with insider information told Mediaite.
âI would suggest itâs not an accident that those who have been given a lot of access to the president have generally been AWOL when it comes to stories that might reflect poorly on him,â the source, who did not wish to be identified, continued. âItâs the name of the game. And itâs bad for everyone trying to do this job the right way.â Those reporters have reason to fear for their access to Americaâs executive branch. Some suspect that reporters who soft-pedal or underreport stories uncomfortable to the administration receive preferential access to White House officials.
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On July 31, CNNâs The Situation Room broadcast a portion of an interview conducted by reporter Arwa Damon with a suspect in the Benghazi attacks. The suspect revealed to Damon that no investigator has attempted to contact him regarding his involvement in that deadly assault. The following day, CNNâs Drew Griffin broke the news that more than 30 CIA agents were on the ground in Libya on the day of the attack and they are being pressured by the spy agency to not reveal to reporters or congressional investigators what they know of the events of that night. Some CNN reporters are reportedly fearful now that their access to the White House will be hampered following their probing into a story that members of the Obama administration would prefer remain uninvestigated.
âAccess is a very serious consideration when it comes to stories that could adversely impact a show, correspondent, or networkâs relationship with the administration, a campaign, or any political leader,â one source with insider information told Mediaite.
âI would suggest itâs not an accident that those who have been given a lot of access to the president have generally been AWOL when it comes to stories that might reflect poorly on him,â the source, who did not wish to be identified, continued. âItâs the name of the game. And itâs bad for everyone trying to do this job the right way.â Those reporters have reason to fear for their access to Americaâs executive branch. Some suspect that reporters who soft-pedal or underreport stories uncomfortable to the administration receive preferential access to White House officials.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-othe...ring-the-attack-threatens-white-house-access/
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