The Other Benghazi Scandal: Journalists Worry Covering The Attack Threatens WH Access

As the one year anniversary of the deadly attack on an American consulate in Benghazi approaches, journalists have begun to take another look into the scandal surrounding the government’s response to that terrorist event. Last week, CNN aired two striking reports revealing that the Central Intelligence Agency had a large number of agents on the ground on the night of the attack and that a suspect in the attack has never been interviewed by investigators. Following these revelatory reports, which some in President Barack Obama’s administration believe represent a political threat, some CNN reporters now fear for their access to the White House. They are not alone.

On July 31, CNN’s The Situation Room broadcast a portion of an interview conducted by reporter Arwa Damon with a suspect in the Benghazi attacks. The suspect revealed to Damon that no investigator has attempted to contact him regarding his involvement in that deadly assault. The following day, CNN’s Drew Griffin broke the news that more than 30 CIA agents were on the ground in Libya on the day of the attack and they are being pressured by the spy agency to not reveal to reporters or congressional investigators what they know of the events of that night. Some CNN reporters are reportedly fearful now that their access to the White House will be hampered following their probing into a story that members of the Obama administration would prefer remain uninvestigated.

“Access is a very serious consideration when it comes to stories that could adversely impact a show, correspondent, or network’s relationship with the administration, a campaign, or any political leader,” one source with insider information told Mediaite.

“I would suggest it’s not an accident that those who have been given a lot of access to the president have generally been AWOL when it comes to stories that might reflect poorly on him,” the source, who did not wish to be identified, continued. “It’s the name of the game. And it’s bad for everyone trying to do this job the right way.” Those reporters have reason to fear for their access to America’s executive branch. Some suspect that reporters who soft-pedal or underreport stories uncomfortable to the administration receive preferential access to White House officials.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-othe...ring-the-attack-threatens-white-house-access/

 

Already?

My how time flies while watching your country self destruct.

 

Yeah. It seems like it was just yesterday that we had Constitutional rights against unreasonable search and seizure and to preserve our privacy. Now the government has data files for everything we do and say.

 

They never worried about access when they were attacking Reagan and the Bushes nonstop.

It's just an excuse to justify being a bitch for the WH. They know full well they are sitting on stories that could blow the lid off Obama and Hillary's teachery.

Of course, they also know full well that no one is going to get a Pulitzer for bringing down obama. A pink slip, yes.

 

They should worry about having any shred of credibility about anything...

Too late.

 

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Well, we still have many freedoms ;
FOX news was threatned with NO white house admittance. Who would have figured all the manstream backed FOX news UP,LOL, but true.

And yes its an old movi e; but Charleston Heston[ Moses +NRA king] watches the king of Egypt get get drowned in the Red Sea, fish food like a can of worms.LOL, true again.....

I dont know if they put Mr/Dr James Dobson [PHD]in jail for not getting on the socialist ''health care'' train wreck. Stay tuned ; its almost an election year. IRS is still in the news,2.

 

murray, we've missed you.