The Washington Post published an article on Saturday criticizing black journalist Simon Ateba and his press secretary Carine Jean-Pierre, who are known to criticize President Biden’s reporting habits.
Ateba, the subject of this post piece Ateba, who is also a reporter for Today News Africa, has frequently accused Jean-Pierre of purposely not being called out at White House press conferences since taking over from Jen Psaki in May 2022. I’ve been Ateba has been a consistent challenger to White House speech and has spoken out often. He got into an altercation with Jean-Pierre when Jean-Pierre ignored his questions or did not address Jean-Pierre during the briefing.
The headline read, “Simon Ateba, Reporter Talking Himself at White House,” but the body of the article questioned Ateba’s motives for confronting White House journalists, citing Ateba’s journalistic interests. and portrays him as a journalist. attention-grabbing person.
“[I]It’s unclear what question Ateba was trying to ask,” the article said. “His bouts of obstruction usually begin and end with protests against press secretaries not allowing him to ask questions.”
Ateba’s journalism often focuses on the White House press. For example, in April 2022, Ateba asked then-press secretary Jen Psakih if she was to blame for Biden’s low poll numbers.
Ateba squarely challenged the White House’s vague answer to a question about the origins of the novel coronavirus in November 2022, asking Biden administration staff only to ask questions to a pre-vetted list of reporters. He criticized the Biden administration’s “fraudulent” press conference. During a live briefing in the same month. (Related: KJP says it’s ‘irresponsible’ to speculate that White House cocaine belongs to Biden)
Simon Ateba goes into conflict with Jean-Pierre https://t.co/O5Ct0BYGth
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Ateba also accused the White House of deliberately deleting footage of his June 27 White House press conference with Jean-Pierre. The White House claimed that the lost correspondence from the official recording was due to a technical glitch, but was later fully restored. according to to Fox News.
After admonishing Ateba’s behavior, the Post article describes a proposed White House rule regarding the professional conduct of journalists attending White House briefings.
“[The rule proposal] Those violating the proposed standards would be given a warning first, then revoked for repeat offenses, the paper said.
The paper argued that the proposed set of rules could give President Biden the mechanism he needs to legally bar Mr. Ateba from attending conferences. Such bans contrasted with the Trump administration’s banning of unruly reporters such as Brian Kalem and CNN’s Jim Acosta, the newspaper argued. (Related: CNN’s Jim Acosta complains that White House takes questions from conservatives)
“The court quickly restored access (to Kalem and Acosta), ruling that the White House lacked formal standards and procedures to bar qualified journalists from entering or leaving,” the paper said. pointed out two reporters who consistently challenged the Trump administration’s preferred rhetoric.
Ateba told the Post that her efforts to cover the White House “have met with racism, left-wing discrimination, and misleading articles that do not address the underlying stories of discrimination against me.” He said.
The Washington Post did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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