Veteran White House photographer Jonathan Ernst was fired from his nearly 20-year role as a freelance and staff photographer at Reuters over what the publication is calling “gross neglect of duty.” [Read More]
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Last week, the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) announced its annual Journalism Awards which includes the Photo of the Year (which is called the Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage) and the winning image is probably not the one anyone expected. [Read More]
The federal judge who ordered the White House to restore access to The Associated Press repeatedly cited the plain-spoken testimony from AP Photographer Evan Vucci. [Read More]
A former National Geographic photo editor who left under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations has been reportedly hired by the White House. [Read More]
White House officials "will determine" which news outlets will have regular close-up access to President Donald Trump, wresting control away from the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), which has determined the journalists who have access to the President and White House for over a century. [Read More]
The Associated Press (AP) filed a lawsuit against Taylor Budowich (White House Deputy Chief of Staff), Karoline Leavitt (White House Press Secretary), and Susan Whiles (White House Chief of Staff), claiming that banning its presence at White House events is a violation of two US Constitutional Amendments. [Read More]
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) along with more than 40 other journalist-supported organizations released a joint statement that condemns how the White House has chosen to "penalize independent reporting on the government and its activities." [Read More]
Donald Trump is the only president in the history of the United States to have a mug shot taken and he has proudly hung it on a wall next to the Oval Office. [Read More]