Only Friendly Journalists for Joe Biden: Strategy or Protection?
At the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, New York Times reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs took President Biden to task for solely doing interviews with friendly talk show hosts. During a panel discussion on how journalists cover the Biden administration, Kanno-Youngs appeared alongside other White House correspondents who were asked why President Biden is less accessible to the press than his predecessor, former President Trump, who frequently granted interviews. Kannos-Youngs noted that daily press briefings weren’t a …