Ask the WH Press Corps to Report on the Imposter in Their Midst!

[Stephanie]

There's a fake reporter at the White House. Why won't the most elite journalists in the world cover the story?

David Brock wrote to Scott McClellan yesterday asking that the fake journalist Jeff Gannon of "Talon News" be excised from the White House press corps:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200501310004

I find it amazing that the press corps themselves have not covered this story. Surely they've noticed that an amateur with an agenda is sitting amongst them, in the most coveted spot for journalists except for network anchor. WHY are they covering up (by omission) the story that the WH has a special propagandist planting questions not only in the daily briefs but also in the rare Bush press conference? By ignoring the issue they are complicit.

In light of the recent outtings of several "journalists" who were in fact paid propagandists for the administration, this Jeff Gannon story is both timely and relevant. Why is no one covering it?

The names of the WH press corps members are below. I think we should write and ask them why they are letting this slide. Why won't they cover the story? Why do they participate in Potemkin press conferences?

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This list of the major White House correspondents is from Dan Froomkin of the Washington Post:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/administration/whbriefing/correspondents.html



ABC
Ann Compton: http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows03/news/correspondents/compton.shtml
Terry Moran: http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows03/news/correspondents/moran.shtml
Kate Snow: http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows03/news/correspondents/snow.shtml

Associated Press
Terence Hunt: http://sitesearch.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchdatabase=serf&serf_ap=on&ap=on&day_count=14&byline=%22terence+hunt%22
Scott Lindlaw: http://sitesearch.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchdatabase=serf&serf_ap=on&ap=on&day_count=14&byline=%22scott+lindlaw%22
Jennifer Loven: http://www.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchsection=news&searchdatabase=ap&searchtext=%22jennifer+loven%22&searchsection=news&x=6&y=13
Deb Riechmann: http://sitesearch.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchdatabase=serf&serf_ap=on&ap=on&day_count=14&byline=%22deb+riechman%22
Mark Smith (Radio): http://www.apbroadcast.com/AP+Broadcast/About+Us/Press+Releases/Radio/Smith+WHCA.htm

Baltimore Sun
David L. Greene: http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=david+l.+greene&target=article

Bloomberg
Richard Keil
Heidi Przybyla
Holly Rosenkrantz

Boston Globe
Rick Klein: http://search.boston.com/index.jsp?title=c&summary=c&byline=c&body=c&source=All&collection=month&queryStr=Rick%20Klein
Anne E. Kornblut: http://search.boston.com/index.jsp?title=c&summary=c&byline=c&body=c&source=All&collection=month&queryStr=Anne%20E%2e%20Kornblut

CBS
Mark Knoller (Radio): http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/09/broadcasts/main524942.shtml
Peter Maer (Radio): Latest Stories | http://www.whca.net/maerbio.html
Bill Plante: Latest Stories | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/09/broadcasts/main524920.shtml
John Roberts: Latest Stories | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/25/eveningnews/main502029.shtml

Chicago Tribune
Mark Silva: http://www.chicagotribune.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=mark+silva&target=article&F=byline&Op=P&date=§ion=%2522news%2522

Christian Science Monitor
Linda Feldmann: http://www.csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/getSearch.pl?NS-search-type=NS-boolean-query&NS-max-records=10&NS-collection=past+5+editions&NS-query=%22linda+feldmann%22

Copley News Service
George E. Condon Jr.: http://search.signonsandiego.com/search?q=george+e.+condon+jr.&ie=&site=sosd_collection&output=xml_no_dtd&client=sosd_collection&lr=&proxystylesheet=sosd_collection&oe=&restrict=News&sort=date%3AD%3AS%3Ad1&filter=0
Finlay Lewis: http://search.signonsandiego.com/search?q=finlay+lewis.&ie=&site=sosd_collection&output=xml_no_dtd&client=sosd_collection&lr=&proxystylesheet=sosd_collection&oe=&restrict=News&sort=date%3AD%3AS%3Ad1&filter=0

Cox News Service
Bob Deans: http://www.ajc.com/search/search/%22bob+deans%22/UnifiedSearch?query=%22bob+deans%22&collection=site
Ken Herman: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&q=%22ken+herman%22&scoring=d

CNN
Dana Bash: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/bash.dana.html
John King: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/king.john.html
Suzanne Malveaux: http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/malveaux.suzanne.html

Dallas Morning News
G. Robert Hillman: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/search/index.jsp?process=true&search=true&site=DMN&advanced=true&conceptualquery=Hillman&searchquery=G.+Robert+Hillman&keywordtype=exactphrase&expanded=false&lastupdated=anytime&startmonth=11&startday=22&startyear=2003&endmonth=11&endday=22&endyear=2003&sortresults1=lastupdatedAsc&sortresults2=headline&matchesperpage=25&go=Search

Fox News
Jim Angle: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1159,00.html
Wendell Goler: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1193,00.html
James Rosen: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1230,00.html

Gannett/USA Today
Richard Benedetto: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/bios/benede.htm
Judy Keen: http://www.usatodaysecure.com/vpresspass/article.cfm?id=A409D-EC5D

Hearst
Helen Thomas: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/helenthomas/

Houston Chronicle
Bennett Roth: http://search.chron.com/htsearchmin.mpl?config=htdigmin&exclude=&method=and&restrict=http%3A%2F%2F&sort=time&format=long&matchesperpage=25&words=bennett+roth

Knight Ridder
William Douglas: http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/columnists/william_douglas/
Ron Hutcheson: http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/columnists/ron_hutcheson/

Los Angeles Times
Edwin Chen: http://www.latimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=edwin+chen&target=article
Maura Reynolds: http://www.latimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=maura+reynolds&target=article

National Journal
Carl Cannon: http://www.americanpresident.org/action/about/carlcannonbio.article.shtml
Alexis Simendinger: http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/aroundthetable/simendinger.html


NBC News
David Gregory: http://www.msnbc.com/onair/bios/d_gregory.asp
Norah O'Donnell: http://www.msnbc.com/news/525185.asp

Newsday
Ken Fireman: http://www.newsday.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Ken+Fireman&target=article&field=byline&searchtype=boolean&date=§ion=

Newsweek
Tamara Lipper: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/?querytext=tamara+lipper&id=3053419&action=fulltext

New York Daily News
Kenneth R. Bazinet: http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=d&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=KENNETH+R+BAZINET&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nsrc=New+York+Daily+News&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_minm=11&as_mind=23&as_maxm=12&as_maxd=23

New York Post
Deborah Orin: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/results.html?QryTxt=+DEBORAH+ORIN&x=16&y=10

New York Times:
Elisabeth Bumiller: http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22ELISABETH%20BUMILLER%20%22&date_select=past30days&srchot=s&srchst=&srcht=s&sort=newest&
David E. Sanger: http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22%20DAVID%20E%2e%20SANGER%20%22&date_select=past30days&srchot=s&srchst=&srcht=s&sort=newest&
Richard W. Stevenson: http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=%22%20RICHARD%20W%2e%20STEVENSON%20%22&date_select=past30days&srchot=s&srchst=&srcht=s&sort=newest&

National Public Radio
Don Gonyea: http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/dgonyea.html

Reuters
Adam Entous: http://www.reuters.com/newsSearchResultsHome.jhtml?qtype=a&position=1&query=Adam+Entous
Steve Holland: http://www.reuters.com/newsSearchResultsHome.jhtml?qtype=a&position=1&query=Steve+Holland
David Morgan: http://www.reuters.com/newsSearchResultsHome.jhtml?qtype=a&position=1&query=David+Morgan

Scripps Howard
Ann McFeatters: Lhttp://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/columnist/0,2071,NPDN_14960_10253,00.html

Time
John F. Dickerson: http://www.time.com/time/columnist/dickerson/article/0,9565,492189,00.html

U.S. News
Kenneth T. Walsh: http://www.usnews.com/search/Search?searchtype=2&collection=magazine&term1=Kenneth+T.+Walsh&field1=text&operator1=AND&term2=&field2=text&operator2=AND&term3=&field3=text&operator3=AND&term4=&field4=text&dateyn=n&frommonth=0&fromday=1&fromyear=92&tomonth=11&today=31&toyear=103&sort=date&x=82&y=22

The Washington Post
Mike Allen: http://sitesearch.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchdatabase=serf&serf_wp=on&wp=on&description=&headline=&byline=mike+allen&page=&_u.16=14
Dana Milbank: http://sitesearch.washingtonpost.com/cgi-bin/search99.pl?searchdatabase=serf&serf_wp=on&wp=on&description=&headline=&byline=dana+milbank&page=&_u.16=14

Wall Street Journal
Greg Hitt: http://online.wsj.com/search?KEYWORDS=%22greg+hitt%22&date_range=preset&range=6&fmonth=mm&fday=dd&fyear=yyyy&tmonth=mm&tday=dd&tyear=yyyy&COLLECTIONS=collection%3Dwsjie%2Farchive%26collection%3Dbarrons%2Farchive%26collection%3Dautowire%2Farchive&SEARCH_SECTION=byline

Washington Times
Joseph Curl: http://search.washtimes.com/washtimes/search.html?start=1&quant=100&search=%22joseph%20curl%22%20opt%3aand
Bill Sammon: http://search.washtimes.com/washtimes/search.html?start=1&quant=100&search=%22bill%20sammon%22%20opt%3aand
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[cthrumatrix]

1. becuase they are "part of the propaganda"

[Stephanie]

5. All of them?

There has to be an honest reporter on that list.

[cthrumatrix]

12. well...which ones have challenged his lies (example soc sec)

[Stephanie]

13. I've seen Terry Moran stand up to him in press conferences

I think there are a few others, but I don't usually get to watch so I can't name them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. DU needs to demand

that one of our own be allowed into the WH Press Corp.

[NewJeffCT]

4. sure, we'll be glad to give you credentials...

Just sit right here in back next to Helen Thomas... your questions to President Bush will come right after hers.

[DoYouEverWonder]

6. I saw Helen Thomas

in the front row the other day.

I don't know whether or not they let her ask questions anymore though.

[paineinthearse]

10. Helen used to work for UPI

Did she leave when it was sold to the moonies?

[Stephanie]

11. Yes she did

She couldn't take the moonies - she quit. I see her byline sometimes in the NY Daily News, and I think she has a syndicated column.

[Ganja Ninja]

3. Might as well ask why they don't report Bush is an idiot.

Jeff Gannon is more of a sham than most of the press corp but really, do you have to ask?

[Neecy]

7. I wonder this, too

I was listening to that horrible press conference the other day, and even *I* looked up (and I avoid looking at the television whenever Bunnyboy is on) when Gannon asked his ridiculously partisan question. It was so off-the-wall and completely unprofessional that I wondered who in the hell it was - and if I knew there was something very, very wrong you KNOW these so-called professional journalists have known all along.

[Stephanie]

9. And since they know, and let it slide, they are complicit

The press conferences are a sham and every press corps member's reputation is tarnished. How can they ignore the story right under their noses?

[hector459]

8. The media is afraid of the neocons.

Do you think that Bush would be where he is today if the media was almost completly under control?

[rowire]

14. Buck Up

So what? We don't need the government deciding who can and cannot serve as journalists. There will always be journalists running the gamut of political ideology. What's next, do we revoke the press credentials of those we suspect of being Communists? I thought we moved past McCarthyism. Instead of bitching, we should take note. Why don't we start our own DU Daily Press and then have one of our own apply for press credentials?

[Stephanie]

15. You are missing the point

Read this Boston Globe article:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2005/02/02/white_house_friendly_reporter_under_scrutiny

[FormerDittoHead]

16. This is the point - he's a member of the "NEW MEDIA"

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2505

"Last week, at a presidential news conference, a new media reporter had the audacity to present a question many of us had, for years, been hoping that some reporter would ask...."

Dont'cha just LOVE how they just come up with these terms???

He's a "NEW MEDIA" reporter!!! New Media must mean - SHILL!

BTW: here's a follow up focusing on the Rush Limbaugh connection:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200501270005

(you should read the Boston Globe report first)

[Melynn]

17. One question

How much is this "Jeff Gannon" getting paid by the administration?

[Stephanie]

18. That's what I'd like to know