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Carla Marinucci In Hot Water With White House Over Protest Song Video
Carla Marinucci In Hot Water With White House Over Protest Song Video
White House credibility gap on press coverage
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The dust-up stems from a surprise protest last week during President Barack Obama's speech at a private fundraising breakfast.
Carla Marinucci In Hot Water With White House Over Protest Song Video
White House credibility gap on press coverage
The White House communications operation has a credibility problem. On Thursday, key people in that office told The Chronicle in plain language that reporter Carla Marinucci would be banished as a pool reporter for future presidential visits because she shot video of a protest inside an Obama fund-raising event in San Francisco. The White House further threatened "retaliation to Chronicle and Hearst reporters if we reported on the ban," said Editor Ward Bushee.
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