Is Obama Ignoring Fox News At Press Conferences?

[txradioguy]

President Obama’s administration has made no secret of its disdain for Fox News, most infamously in the case of former White House Communications Director Anita Dunn calling Fox “the research arm of the Republican Party.”
 
There have also been the numerous testy exchanges between White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and Fox’s Ed Henry.
 
And now, evidence is emerging that beyond that passive disdain, the White House might be actively discriminating against Fox at press conferences. Via Eric Ostermeier at Smart Politics

Through Monday, President Obama has held 36 solo news conferences (formal and otherwise) during his first term – press conferences not held in conjunction with another foreign head of state.
 
ABC News reporters have been called on by the president in 29 of them – including the broadcast outlet’s new Chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday.
 
CBS comes in second with 28, followed by the Associated Press with 27, and NBC with 26.
 
Bloomberg is #5 with 20, then Reuters with 17, and the New York Times and CNN with 16.
 
FOX is all the way back at #9, with Obama calling on the outlet in just 14 press conferences during his first term or 39 percent – including just once over the last six news conferences held since May 2012.
 
(FOX’s Ed Henry was called on and asked a question about the Benghazi fallout during Obama’s post-election conference on November 14th).

That means Obama has called on each of the Big 3 networks at approximately twice the rate as FOX, although only slightly more on fellow cable network CNN.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/16/is-obama-ignoring-fox-news-at-press-conferences/

[Ausonius]

This White House in general refuses to have anybody but shills ask questions, and the shills pass around  the softballs lobbed to the current resident of the White House at the so-called press conferences.

Anybody not lobbing the proper softballs gets exorcised.

Contrast this with Nixon who - despite what you might think of him - did not pack the room with shills: I recall Dan Rather constantly after him about Watergate.  Was Rather banned or ignored?  No.

[CG6468]

Is Obama Ignoring Fox News At Press Conferences?

Does a bear shit in the buckwheat?

[Wineslob]

Does a bear shit in the buckwheat?

 


Had to bro......

[docstew]

This White House in general refuses to have anybody but shills ask questions, and the shills pass around  the softballs lobbed to the current resident of the White House at the so-called press conferences.

Anybody not lobbing the proper softballs gets exorcised.

Contrast this with Nixon who - despite what you might think of him - did not pack the room with shills: I recall Dan Rather constantly after him about Watergate.  Was Rather banned or ignored?  No.

The questioners aren't just shills. The questions are scripted and appear on TOTUS. You can see his eyes moving as he gives his responses. I'd love to see someone submit a softball question, then actually ask a hardball on a completely different topic and see O start reading the other answer. It would be the only thing worth watching him for.

[tac]

At least Fox is still being allowed to attend the puppet show. If TOTUS goes bonkers, Obozo will be mute.

[FiddyBeowulf]

Fox and Jack Tapper (not sure who he is with now) are the only ones asking tough questions instead of the Tiger Beat type questions the other outlet ask.
"Mr. President, is it difficult being so awesome?"