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Sarah Palin Meets World Leaders -- Reporters Kept Away?

September 23, 2008 11:19 AM

Abc_palin_080912_main_3 ABC's Kate Snow from New York: 

There's a battle going on right now over how the networks will be allowed to cover Sarah Palin's big day of visits in NY with world leaders. Palin is scheduled to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai shortly, followed by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and then with McCain advisor, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The networks had arranged for a "pool" camera- one camera to cover the meetings, whose video would be pooled or shared with all networks. Such arrangements are standard when dealing with intimate high-level meetings between leaders and candidates. But typically, along with cameras, there is an editorial presence-- at least one print reporter, one TV reporter and one radio reporter is standard. Today, the McCain campaign had said it would allow only one editorial person inside. Now, the campaign is saying it wants only the camera inside with no editorial presence. All of the networks are objecting. Stay tuned.

11:30 AM Update:  The networks have voted to BAN any use of the photographs/video in protest.

12 Noon:  Word has come in that a CNN producer WILL be allowed to accompany the camera at these meetings.  This issue appears to be resolved.

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MMMMM! I wonder why?

Posted by: TW | Sep 23, 2008 11:36:18 AM

When will journalists begin to be outraged by this manipulation of the press. Our country is in crisis and the McCain campaign has selected someone as the VP nominee who they will not allow to be covered. What is happening to us as a country? Sarah Palin could be President. We--the American voter--have a right to know whether or not she's ready for prime time.

Posted by: elizabeth | Sep 23, 2008 11:36:59 AM

His pick of Palin is an absolute joke and a mockery of the election process.

Posted by: jen | Sep 23, 2008 11:37:08 AM

Well, excuse me, while I die of shock. What a transparent presidency we will have indeed if the McCain-Palin (or is that Palin-McCain?)ticket wins!

Posted by: Kitty Wilberforce | Sep 23, 2008 11:37:33 AM

Can everybody say "We are going Commie?" There is something just WRONG with this!

Posted by: Sandra | Sep 23, 2008 11:38:57 AM

So McCain gets to decide what is printed and what isn't???

Posted by: 08Election Decision | Sep 23, 2008 11:39:49 AM

My vote is ALL PRESS tells them to go shove it? They should all REFUSE to cover it period.

Posted by: Sandra | Sep 23, 2008 11:40:36 AM

Why does the McCain campaign get to make that decision? It's a public event, it all should be made available to the public. Or, no pictures, no coverage at all - that would suit me fine. The less press coverage of Mrs. Palin, the better.

Posted by: marianne | Sep 23, 2008 11:40:56 AM

Wow, there's free press for you. Imagine what these dolts will do if they're actually elected? It might make Bush's scripted press conferences look refreshing!

Posted by: Lee | Sep 23, 2008 11:41:05 AM

More of the same from McCain's "honorable" campaign. No reporter access, no accountability. WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? Could it be Sarah Palin is unprepared, and can't stand up to media scrutiny? Well if that's not true, why does the media have no access to her, for what, four weeks now?

Posted by: jon in maryland | Sep 23, 2008 11:41:15 AM

Kate,
Do you think that perhaps you, your organization, and the liberal media are part of the problem?

Why is it that most non-liberal people have to go to additional news orgranizations outside of ABC/NBC/CBS to get clarity on "your news stories" as you edit them to make people think one thing, when in actuality what happened was another!

Perhaps no one trusts you, or your organization?

Look in the mirror once in a while

Posted by: bob | Sep 23, 2008 11:41:31 AM

Kate,
Do you think that perhaps you, your organization, and the liberal media are part of the problem?

Why is it that most non-liberal people have to go to additional news orgranizations outside of ABC/NBC/CBS to get clarity on "your news stories" as you edit them to make people think one thing, when in actuality what happened was another!

Perhaps no one trusts you, or your organization?

Look in the mirror once in a while

Posted by: bob | Sep 23, 2008 11:41:33 AM

How does the McCain campaign feel they have any right to limit media exposure for their VP candidate, over and above what is normal? And more importantly, why??? IT is clear they see her as a liability, and fear that she will say or do something to let the public know her true nature.

Posted by: iamwomaninMI | Sep 23, 2008 11:42:23 AM

What are we trying to hide here? Maybe.....ignorance. Ignorance in action, more of the same.

Home of the free(press), Land of the brave(courage).

Posted by: Wha Cha Hiding | Sep 23, 2008 11:42:28 AM

IF Charlie Gibson had been more civil on ABC with Governor Palin, and IF Martha Raddiz had indicated that of 60 soldiers interviewed, 54 (90%) were voting for McCain and only 6 not, maybe the news would be more represented. Martha then used 3 for Obama and 2 for Clinton on the air, a 1/100,000 statistical chance on a RANDOM basis. No wonder the campaign does not want the liberal broadcast media and the warped Fourth Estate there when Palin meets these folks. Only an idiot would tolerate such Obama cheerleading and distortion of the news. For the most part, journalism is unethical, biased, uses charged language and represents the political agenda of wealthy liberal slobs. I recommend that reporters who do not offer objectivity and fairness in their reporting take a break and do some honest work for a change. In the interim, I would recommend reporters be given sparse access to the candidates. Then they can work for the National Inquirer instead, until they go back to school and learn what journalism really was supposed to be. Until then, they can crawl up in the fetal position and suck on their thumbs.

Posted by: curtis41 | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:20 AM

What a joke she has become!!!!

Posted by: matt | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:21 AM

OF COURSE.
I have guessed it right, since last week.
Has any other VP Pick, ever been so 'Mysterious', for this long?
This is why America, is digging through her garbage. They just want to know who she is.
What do you think the rest of the world, will view her?
As a fragile little chiwawa, that needs protected.

Posted by: historyforgotten | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:26 AM

trans·par·ent \tran(t)s-ˈper-ənt\
Function: adjective

1] having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly

2] free from pretense or deceit : frank; easily detected or seen through : obvious

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Is this [2] what Palin means by 'transparent'? The fact that we can see right through her and McCain's pitiful charade!

Posted by: Deep Release | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:32 AM

MCCain hasn't done a press conference in 40 days and Palin hasn't done one since she 's been picked. I think what McCain is afraid of is that the truth hurts.

Posted by: bhciapol | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:37 AM

Of course they dont want any one to be in there because they dont want anyone to see how inexperienced she really is even though it has been quite obvious she is not qualified for the ticket the campaign just refuses to admit it.

Posted by: RuBy | Sep 23, 2008 11:43:49 AM

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