White House letter tells media how they should cover Biden impeachment probe
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“Baseless, Did Nothing Wrong”: White House On Biden Impeachment Inquiry
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According to an email obtained by CNN, the White House has sent some of America’s largest media outlets a letter on how to cover the Biden impeachment inquiry. The draft copy of the letter indicated it would be sent to CNN, the New York Times, Associated Press and others, and CNN reported the letter has been sent.
The letter urges the media to “scrutinize” House Republicans for their decision to open an impeachment inquiry.
“Stories that fail to unpack the illegitimacy of the claims on which House Republicans are basing all their actions only serve to generate confusion, put false premises in people’s feeds, and obscure the truth,” White House spokesperson Ian Sams said in the draft email. “Covering impeachment as a process story — Republicans say X, but the White House says Y — is a disservice to the American public who relies on the independent press to hold those in power accountable.”
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It appears that left and right-leaning news outlets are presenting different angles in their coverage of this event.
The New York Post — a source that Ground.News considers to be a right-leaning news organization — wrote, “The missive has raised eyebrows over concerns about the White House dictating editorial direction.”
The Post also quoted a post on X, formerly Twitter, from journalist Matthew Keys, who wrote, “This is not okay. The White House should not be encouraging, influencing or interfering in the editorial strategies of America’s newsrooms, including CNN and the New York Times.”
CNN, a left-leaning news outlet according to Ground.News, reported, “House Republicans, most of whom have denied that disgraced former President Donald Trump committed any wrongdoing, have long sought to baselessly portray Biden as a corrupt, crime-ridden politician engaged in sinister activities.”
The CNN report further states, “While news organizations have published innumerable fact checks on the matter, they have also often failed to robustly call out the mis- and disinformation peddled by Republicans in their coverage, frustrating officials in the Biden White House who believe that the news media should be doing more.”
On Friday, Sept. 8, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said the White House likely violated the First Amendment when it pressured social media companies to censor posts about COVID-19. The White House letter to media has renewed concerns about what information is being received by the American people.
IT IS COMMON FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TO SEND PRESS RELEASES TO NEWS MEDIA TO GIVE THEM STORIES TO POTENTIALLY COVER.
WHAT’S NOT AS COMMON IS FOR A PRESS RELEASE TO TELL THE MEDIA **HOW TO COVER A PARTICULAR STORY.
WHICH IS WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS DOING –
ACCORDING TO A DRAFT EMAIL OBTAINED BY CNN.
A WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON WANTS BIG NAME NEWS ORGANIZATION TO KNOW THE CORRECT AND INCORRECT WAY TO COVER THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
THE WHITE HOUSE REPORTEDLY PLANS TO SEND A LETTER TO NEWS OUTLETS URGING THEM TO “SCRUTINIZE” HOUSE REPUBLICANS FOR THEIR DECISION TO OPEN AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.
THE DRAFT COPY OF THAT LETTER INDICATES IT WILL BE SENT TO CNN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, ASSOCIATED PRESS AND OTHERS, DETAILING THE CONTEXT THAT NEWS ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO PROVIDE.
THE EMAIL SAYS “STORIES THAT FAIL TO UNPACK THE ILLEGITIMACY OF THE CLAIMS ON WHICH HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE BASING ALL THEIR ACTIONS ONLY SERVE TO GENERATE CONFUSION, PUT FALSE PREMISES IN PEOPLE’S FEEDS, AND OBSCURE THE TRUTH…”
COVERING IMPEACHMENT AS A PROCESS STORY – REPUBLICANS SAY X, BUT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS Y – IS A DISSERVICE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WHO RELIES ON THE INDEPENDENT PRESS TO HOLD THOSE IN POWER ACCOUNTABLE.”
BUT IS THAT “INDEPENDENT PRESS” STILL INDEPENDENT IF IT TAKES ORDERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON HOW TO REPORT ON A STORY?
THAT’S A QUESTION BEING ASKED… BY RIGHT LEANING NEWS OUTLETS COVERING THE STORY.
LEFT-LEANING NEWS OUTLETS ARE
PROVIDING THE CONTEXT THE WHITE HOUSE IS ASKING FOR.
LET’S SHOW YOU A COMPARISON IN COVERAGE.
THE NEW YORK POST – A RIGHT LEANING NEWS ORGANIZATION – WROTE
“THE MISSIVE HAS RAISED EYEBROWS OVER CONCERNS ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE DICTATING EDITORIAL DIRECTION.”
THEN THEY QUOTE A JOURNALIST FROM X –
QUOTE “THE WHITE HOUSE SHOULD NOT BE ENCOURAGING, INFLUENCING, OR INTERFERING IN THE EDITORIAL STRATEGIES OF AMERICA’S NEWSROOMS”.
“HE CONTINUED ‘NOW, ANY TIME THE MEDIA DOES TRY TO HOLD REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS TO ACCOUNT, THOSE LAWMAKERS CAN SIMPLY COUNTER BY QUESTIONING WHETHER IT’S ACTUAL JOURNALISM OR SOMETHING ENCOURAGED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.”
{ANCHOR}
WHILE THE NEW YORK POST’S ARTICLE QUOTED PEOPLE CRITICAL OVER THE PRESS RELEASE –
LEFT-LEANING NEWS OUTLETS ADDED THEIR OWN CONTEXT FOR ITS READERS –
AND DEFENDED THE WHITE HOUSE’S REMINDER TO REPORTERS.
WHILE THE NEW YORK POST’S ARTICLE QUOTED SOMEONE IN THEIR STORY –
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM CNN’S REPORT, IN THE REPORTER’S WORDS.
QUOTE “HOUSE REPUBLICANS, MOST OF WHOM HAVE DENIED THAT DISGRACED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP COMMITTED ANY WRONGDOING, HAVE LONG SOUGHT TO BASELESSLY PORTRAY BIDEN AS A CORRUPT, CRIME-RIDDEN POLITICIAN ENGAGED IN SINISTER ACTIVITIES.”
THE ARTICLE CONTINUED – “WHILE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PUBLISHED INNUMERABLE FACT CHECKS ON THE MATTER, THEY HAVE ALSO OFTEN FAILED TO ROBUSTLY CALL OUT THE MIS-AND DISINFORMATION PEDDLED BY REPUBLICANS IN THEIR COVERAGE, frustrating officials in the Biden White House who believe that the news media should be doing more”
ON FRIDAY, THE 5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAID THE WHITE HOUSE LIKELY VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHEN IT PRESSURED **SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO CENSOR COVID POSTS.
WITH THIS CURRENT LETTER, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS AGAIN SHARING ITS CONCERN AROUND WHAT SORT OF INFORMATION IS BEING RECEIVED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Media Landscape
This story is a Media Miss by the left as only 14% of the coverage is from left leaning media. Learn more about this dataBias Distribution
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“Baseless, Did Nothing Wrong”: White House On Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on NDTVWhite House sends letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’
Click to see story on CNNWhite House calls on media to ramp up scrutiny of GOP-led Biden impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on NBC NewsJoe Biden “did nothing wrong,” says the White House, in the face of the Republican impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on TVA NouvellesWhite House to Distribute Letters to News Executives
Click to see story on The WrapWhite House releases memo defending Biden amid impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on Scripps NewsJoe Biden did nothing ‘wrong’: White House on impeachment probe
Click to see story on Hindustan TimesWhite House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’
Click to see story on KRDOWhite House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’
Click to see story on KIFIWhite House urges news networks to increase scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on The HillWhite House Urges News Execs to Ramp Up Scrutiny of GOP
Click to see story on Political WireWhite House rails against Biden ‘impeachment inquiry based on lies’
Click to see story on NY1White House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’
Click to see story on Albany HeraldWhite House to send letter to news execs urging outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry ‘based on lies’
Click to see story on san.comJoe Biden did nothing ‘wrong,’ White House says on impeachment probe
Click to see story on Times of IndiaWhite House Says Biden Did Nothing Wrong on Impeachment Probe
Click to see story on News18 IndiaWhite House pleads with media outlets to scrutinize House GOP impeachment push
Click to see story on Washington TimesWhite House to send letter urging news outlets to ‘ramp up scrutiny’…
Click to see story on New York PostBiden did nothing ‘wrong,’ White House says on impeachment probe
Click to see story on The Straits TimesWhite House tells media how to cover Biden impeachment
Click to see story on Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]White House on impeachment probe: Biden did nothing wrong
Click to see story on Malay MailBiden did nothing wrong, W.House says on impeachment probe
Click to see story on Bangkok PostWhite House urges media outlets to ‘ramp up its scrutiny’ of GOP over Biden impeachment ‘lies’
Click to see story on justthenews.comWhite House sends news groups their marching orders on covering Biden impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on Hot AirBiden admin sends letter directing major news outlets criticize impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on The Post MillennialWhite House Presses News Execs to ‘Ramp Up’ Their ‘Scrutiny’ of Republican Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on The MessengerWhite House to encourage news outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of Biden impeachment efforts, report says
Click to see story on WLUKWhite House memo asks media ‘to ramp up scrutiny’ of Biden impeachment
Click to see story on Washington ExaminerBiden Pressures Media Outlets To Cover Impeachment Inquiry With Kids Gloves
Click to see story on The Daily CallerW.H. Urges News Outlets To Increase Scrutiny Of President Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on OANWhite House Sending Letter to News Outlets Urging them to ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of GOP Over Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on National ReviewBiden admin to direct news outlets to ‘ramp up’ scrutiny of GOP’s impeachment inquiry into president
Click to see story on The BlazeWhite House Reportedly Issuing Demands to CNN, NYT, Fox: ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of GOP to Combat Impeachment
Click to see story on The Western JournalMarching Orders: White House Letter Tells Media To “Ramp Up Their Scrutiny” Of GOP In Response to Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on Zero HedgeWhite House Pushing CNN, NYT, Fox to ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of GOP to Combat Impeachment: Report
Click to see story on Independent Journal ReviewWhite House To Demand Media Outlets ‘Ramp Up’ Scrutiny of Impeachment Inquiry
Click to see story on Washington Free BeaconBiden admin urges mainstream media to ‘ramp up scrutiny’ of impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN)The White House is sending a letter to news outlets instructing them to “ramp up scrutiny” of Biden impeachment inquiry 🤔
Click to see story on notthebee.comBiden, White House try to interfere with free press, send letter to CNN, NY Times, media outlets telling how to spin inquiry story
Click to see story on Conservative News TodayWhite House called out for letter to media urging ‘scrutiny’ on Biden impeachment inquiry: ‘Outrageous’
Click to see story on Fox NewsWhite House to Demand Media Scrutinize Biden Impeachment inquiry
Click to see story on BreitbartWhite House Sends Letter to Media Outlets on Biden Impeachment Inquiry: “It’s Time for the Media to Ramp Up Its Scrutiny of House Republicans”
Click to see story on The Gateway PunditWhite House Issues Marching Orders to MSM Outlets Urging For Favorable Coverage of GOP’s Biden Impeachment Inquiry
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