John Boehner

Boehner Willing To Increase Media Access In The House

David Taintor | February 4, 2011, 11:09AM

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)

In a letter to the Radio-Television Correspondents Association, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he is willing to expand media access in the House of Representatives.

"I agree that enhancing opportunities for media coverage can make the House more open and transparent to the American people," Boehner wrote.

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CA-GOV

No Comment! Whitman's Media Stonewalling Hurts Her In CA-Gov Race

Nick Broten | May 13, 2010, 8:36AM

California gubernational candidate Meg Whitman (R-CA)

Members of the California press corps are not happy with the way Meg Whitman treats them. Throughout her campaign for governor, Whitman has routinely stonewalled, sidestepped and shut out journalists. She's created her own in-house "news" operation to get her message out. She's tried to choreograph everything. And it doesn't seem to be helping.

Former eBay CEO Whitman's once-gigantic lead in the race has shrunk. The TPM Poll Average shows Whitman leading Republican opponent Steve Poizner 44.0% to 26.6% in the state's June 8 primary, but that is down from mid-March when she led Poizner 59.2% to 14.7%. As we reported yesterday, part of Whitman's problem is the drubbing she's taken over her ties to Goldman Sachs.

And she's not exactly getting good ink these days.

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