Propagannon: So you want to join the White House press corps?

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Monday February 07, 2005 · 5:30 PM PST

2005/02/07 · 17:30

Plame Assignment #16

In Which Mnemosyne Discovers That the Ultimate Answer Is Both Simple and Complex and That the Final Answer Is Not, Alas, 42, But 43.

After beating my virtual head against several walls last week, having a nice chat with a pleasant PR person at the Secret Service, and getting stonewalled by the White House press office, I tended to real-world life for a few days. Then I dusted off the old school tie from Ink-Stained Wretches U., got out my battered Rolodex, and started making calls again.

Most people who write news stories are so focused on their immediate work that it's never occurred to them how and from where their access comes. I suspect that once a large news organization, say the New York Times or AP, has the access, changing White House press credentials is just a matter of substituting a new name for the old, and then letting the Secret Service check 'em out.

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Plame Diaries: The Search for A Simple Answer

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Tuesday February 01, 2005 · 5:13 PM PST

2005/02/01 · 17:13

In Which Mnemosyne Tries to Find the Answer to One of Life's Burning Questions: How does one get White House press credentials?

One of the questions that's come up frequently in connection with GannonGate is, How did this guy get White House press credentials? He gets to sit a few feet away from the president and ask questions, yet has no real journalistic experience. Or existence, as he seems to have sprung full grown from the waves, like Botticelli's Venus on the Half Shell.

So I started asking people: How would I go about getting WH press credentials -- not that I want them, mind you, but hypothetically. The hypothetical part is important to remember.

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