What Is the White House Press Pool, and Why Did It Suspend TV Coverage of Trump?
The White House refused to allow CNN to serve as a pool representative filming of President Trump’s activities on Monday, days after barring its journalists, along with those from MS NOW and Politico, from the White House grounds.In response, four other major television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage of Mr.Trump.
Five networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC — have long shared the responsibility of providing television coverage of presidential events, splitting the financial costs and distributing footage that is carried by news organizations worldwide.The networks perform their duties on a rotation, and CNN had been slated to provide coverage of Mr.
Trump’s travel on Monday to the United Nations General Assembly.The rare collective step raises questions about exactly how the president’s daily activities will be covered, and by whom.He is scheduled to meet with Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York and President Emmanuel Macron of France.It is extremely unusual for a president to travel or hold public events without being accompanied by representatives from the television pool.But there are other pools that cover the president, with representatives from other branches of media — including print, radio and wire service journalists, along with still photographers.
Reporters and photographers from The New York Times participate in the rotations.Here’s what to know:What is the press pool?The White House press pool was created during President Dwight D.Eisenhower’s term to solve a practical problem: When the president makes news on the road or at the White House, which of the hundreds of White House correspondents get to be there?We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.
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