Obama Snubs Black Press - Prime Seats, No Questions
The Washington Times › February 10, 2009
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After the first black president completed his first prime-time press conference, the black press was red hot.
"We were window dressing," said Hazel Edney, a reporter with the National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America. "We were nothing more than window dressing."See the full content of this document
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Obama Snubs Black Press - Prime Seats, No Questions
As the media filed into the stately White House East Room on Monday night, the reporter was shocked to find herself in the front row. Alongside her were the top news agencies, Associated Press, Reuters; also up front, 86-year-old Helen Thomas, who s...
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