Obama bans some reporters from covering the final days of campaign

Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Warren

From Drudge: Three papers who endorsed John McCain have been told their reporters are not allowed to fly with the candidate during the final days.

Hmmmm….

Anon# ~ Oct 31, 2008 at 12:42 pm

First, it is false that “Obama bans some reporters from covering the final days of campaign.” Those reporters are still allowed on the campaign bus, and they are encouraged to travel with Joe Biden, where there is more room.

Second, some more facts: There’s limited space on the plane. The readership of those two newspapers is primarily non-swing states. Obama kept the Fox News reporter on the plane, even though Fox News has a much larger, national audience, and also has a strong anti-Obama slant.
Scott# ~ Oct 31, 2008 at 4:20 pm

Election time sensationalism?

We think the Obama campaign’s decision is to some degree more a function of limited seats, and while we’re a large regional newspaper, we’re not national and we’re not in a swing state. We’ve been on the road with them at key moments, but we’ve not been along for the entire ride, like, say, The New York Times and The Associated Press.

Warren Throckmorton