Update: In a pants-on-fire moment, the White House press office today denied anyone there had issued threats to remove Carla Marinucci and possibly other Hearst reporters from the press pool covering the President in the Bay Area.◼ White House, newspaper clash over protest video - Yahoo! News
Chronicle editor Ward Bushee called the press office on its fib:
Sadly, we expected the White House to respond in this manner based on our experiences yesterday. It is not a truthful response. It follows a day of off-the-record exchanges with key people in the White House communications office who told us they would remove our reporter, then threatened retaliation to Chronicle and Hearst reporters if we reported on the ban, and then recanted to say our reporter might not be removed after all.
The Chronicle's report is accurate.
◼ The Obama administration is pushing back against accusations of intimidation in a tussle with the San Francisco Chronicle after a high-dollar fundraiser in the city last week. - Politico
CARNEY: Paper 'violated the coverage rules'◼ THE VIDEO THAT STARTED IT ALL...
◼ SF Chronicle: The White House is lying about banning our reporter - HotAir
◼ In China you are not allowed to videotape the leadership without permission - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
◼ Pass the Popcorn, Nahanni: Left Wing San Francisco Chronicle In All Out P.R. War With Most Transparent Administration Ever - Doug Ross
