White House Correspondents Association apparently doesn’t like newcomers coming into their house and are holding a group hug to determine new rule changes to keep miscreants like Breitbart (and other Mercer family owned/affiliated sources) out – PB/TK
White House Correspondents Association considers rule change that could ice out Breitbart – By Tom Kludt / July 10 2017
A proposed change to the White House Correspondents Association’s bylaws could keep Breitbart News reporters out of the group’s decision-making process.
The WHCA is set to vote this week on a measure that would require its “regular members” — those who vote and hold elective office within the group — to be credentialed through the Congressional Standing Committee, or to work with or for an organization that is.
That could effectively mean barring reporters with Breitbart, which earlier this year was denied congressional press passes, from that level of membership in the WHCA.
Charlie Spiering, Breitbart’s White House correspondent, was one of six journalists who signed a letter opposing the bylaw change that was circulated to WHCA members over the weekend.
“The WHCA Board has in most cases done a great job in advocating for journalists’ access, and showing respect to all members. The proposed bylaws change regarding membership is an unfortunate exception,” the group said in the letter. “That’s because the bylaws change would mean some members and hard pass holders who regularly cover the White House will not have full participation in the organization that is supposed to represent them regarding access among other things.”
Continue to cnn.com article: http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/10/media/white-house-correspondents-association-breitbart-news/index.html
