Senators’ Press Rules
Senator-elect Barbara Boxer has instituted a rule that all news media contacts have to go through the press secretary (Dec. 10). Reporters must “commit” to this rule to be afforded cooperation. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has issued similar orders concerning her office.
Boxer says this is not to keep the message straight--it’s just to be orderly and efficient. Feinstein’s office says it’s not a gag rule, it’s an office procedure.
Are you people--oops, sorry--are reporters going to take this lying down? Since when do you commit to conditions to have access to the news?
When will we see the outrage caused by these edicts from our two new senators? Or are these two particular politicians exempt from scrutiny because they are politically correct?
JOHN KELLY
Monrovia
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