Raw Story: Journalists mull new findings on 'Gannon'

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Article originally published Apr. 27, 2005.

Journalists mull new findings on 'Gannon'
By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor

A discovery by a new independent news agency has found that the discredited conservative White House reporter who made roughly 200 visits to the White House in two years asked questions on at least five days he didn't check in with the Secret Service, RAW STORY has learned. The revelation found by researchers of ePluribusMedia sent shockwaves through the liberal blog Daily Kos, but has received mixed reactions from the mainstream press. RAW STORY spoke with several reporters who covered the White House during the time of Gannon's access. The reporters had mixed reactions as to whether the last Gannon findings were significant. Most declined to comment for the record.

Dana Milbank, the Washington Post reporter who covered the White House for the first Bush term, spoke on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC program last night and gave his thoughts on the new findings today. Milbank told RAW STORY he believes that Gannon's remarkable access to the White House given the fact that he was a "phony journalist" is significant. But he dismissed suggestions that Gannon might have gotten by the Secret Service.

“I’m not here to apologize for the Secret Service, but I find it absolutely inconceivable that they are unaware of the comings and goings of each person who works at that complex,” Milbank said. “I’m 100 percent certain that there was no security risk here.” The Secret Service declined to comment.

Another reporter who covered the White House and asked not to be identified, agreed the White House is secure but said security isn't necessarily airtight. “In the gate that I always came through on the west side, it’s just one gatehouse with five or six security and a ," the reporter said. "You walk through one magnetometer and you’re in and you’re walking around on the driveway, and there’s no security standing at the front door of the press room."

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ePluribusMedia & Raw Story :yourock:

edit: added link - http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/reporters_respond_gannon_white_house_427.htm

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1. Unbelievable! The story is that he didn't sign OUT 14 times.

How did this one get so screwed ass-backward, 180 degrees around.

Also, where's the link?

:mad: :bounce:

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3. here

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/reporters_respond_gannon_white_house_427.htm

[paineinthearse]

2. ePluribusMedia

This is all I can find about ePluribusMedia, continuing to search....

http://renewalnow.org/ePluribusMedia_donation.html

Thank you for your interest in ePluribus Media's start-up fund...

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There have been many people donating their personal resources and time, often over 60 hours a week since the first SusanG diaries appeared on DailyKos.com.

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4. Members of DKOS who have done major investigations

on Guckert and Gannongate...

[paineinthearse]

6. What is their plan? nt

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5. Sorry for my brusque tone. I wasn't yelling at you. The problem is

John Byrne's framing of the story and with RAW STORY for allowing that misimpression that the problem was one of unchecked access to the White House rather than of Gannon's apparent failure to check out before midnight on 14 occasions.

I don't see how ePluribusMedia has any responsibility for this (perhaps unintentional) slant.

Left a message on RAW STORY's board.

Thanks. :hi:

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7. talk about completely missing the point

this entire thing is, curiously, being obfuscated.