[Vision2020] Politico 12-2-19 "Trump's decision to exclude Bloomberg reporters draws fire"

[Ted Moffett]

Trump's decision to exclude Bloomberg reporters draws fire

His campaign announced the ban after Bloomberg News said it wouldn’t
initiate investigations into Bloomberg or his Democratic rivals.

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/02/trump-credential-bloomberg-reporters-074759


By CAITLIN OPRYSKO <https://www.politico.com/staff/caitlin-oprysko> and MICHAEL
CALDERONE <https://www.politico.com/staff/michael-calderone>

News organizations reacted warily to the Trump campaign's announcement
Monday that it will no longer credential Bloomberg News reporters for
campaign events in response to the outlet’s decision not to investigate its
owner, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, or his Democratic rivals
for president.


Trump Campaign manager Brad Parscale said the move, which Bloomberg News
said would ensure equal footing for each Democratic candidate, indicated a
bias against Trump because the outlet would continue to cover him
critically while going easy on his Democratic rivals.

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Bloomberg News, a global news organization of 2,700 journalists and
analysts, has long had a policy of not initiating investigations into the
billionaire businessman, his family or his foundation, and announced last
week
<https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/24/bloomberg-news-investigate-mike-2020-073369>
it
would extend that practice to his 2020 Democratic rivals, in the wake of
Bloomberg’s entry into the race.

Bloomberg News will continue to investigate the Trump administration,
though it plans to reassess its policy if Michael Bloomberg becomes the
Democratic nominee.

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