Not always. The Obama administration has been criticized for giving a journalist the heads-up before last week’s news conference. Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney has been covering the situation in Iran. Apparently, President Obama had noticed — or had been notified of — Pitney’s blog coverage and had heard that Pitney was in contact with Iranians. The White House told Pitney that he might be called on to ask a question during the news conference. He was given the heads-up so he could prepare a question in advance.
When Obama called on Pitney to ask a question, it was clear from his words that he knew Pitney would focus on the topic of Iran. He asked:
“Nico, I know that you and all across the internet, we’ve been seeing a lot of reports coming directly out of Iran, I know that there may actually be questions from people in Iran who are communicating through the Internet. Do you have a question?”
- A quick heads-up, Business-spotlight.de, June 30, 2009.
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