President Biden and his team have been very reluctant to hold press conferences or grant interviews. He’s much less accessible than other recent presidents. For the most part, the press doesn’t care. But The New York Times put out a statement shortly before the White House Correspondents Dinner protesting how it was troubling that Biden has “so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists during his term.”
What happened next? At the White House Correspondents Dinner, Biden JOKED about it, even suggesting The New York Times was inferior to the Howard Stern show in its influence. Mr. Butt Bongo Fiesta was a better forum. Journalists laughed along, underlining they have next to zero professional self-respect.
Washington Post media blogger Erik Wemple posted has a new piece on Friday headlined “The New York Times, alone in its…
