Last night CNN’s hack reporter Oliver Darcy reported in their newsletter that the White House is actually meeting with newsrooms to convince them to get them better coverage on the economy:
Some news in @ReliableSources: Senior White House and admin officials have been holding briefings with major newsrooms over past week as they try to reshape economic coverage. https://t.co/s3tNP28Lae pic.twitter.com/REvVzLKlXv
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) December 7, 2021
In case you can’t see the tweet, here’s what it says:
White House quietly tries to reshape economic coverage
The White House, not happy with the news media’s coverage of the supply chain and economy, has been working behind the scenes trying to reshape coverage in its favor. Senior White House and admin officials — including NEC Deputy Directors David Kamin and Bharat Ramamurti, along with Ports Envoy John Porcari — have been briefing major newsrooms over the past week, a source tells me.
The officials have been discussing with newsrooms trends pertaining to job creation, economic growth, supply chains, and more. The basic argument that has been made: That the country’s economy is in much better shape than it was last year. I’m told the conversations have been productive, with anchors and reporters and producers getting to talk with the officials…
Can you imagine the scandal that would’ve ensued if Trump’s White House had been trying to influence newsrooms to give them better coverage? OH THE AUDACITY! They would have accused Trump of trying to use them to spread propaganda and they all would have collectively stood on their high horses and blasted him for it.
Yet these CNN reporters are treating this from the Biden’s White House like it’s totally normal and acceptable. It’s absurd.
Further, it speaks VOLUMES about the White House that instead of reversing course and trying to fix the economy the right way, they try to get these newsrooms to do their bidding to spread propaganda. It’s outrageous, but the media will never treat it that way. They’ll do whatever they can to help Biden because he’s their *president.