CNN's Jim Acosta has press pass suspended by White House

New seating installed for Acosta at his next White House press briefing:

 

Here is a better explanation of what this latest announcement of the revocation of Acosta's press pass:

So there apparently were standards already in place and Acosta appears to have violated them. It appears that the bolded part may be the key element that the White House neglected to communicate in the first revocation.

So now it appears that all the requirements of the judges stay have likely been satisfied.

 

Whataboutism much? It is Acosta's behavior at these press events that are in question here, not Trump's.

As far as the assault story, that was a mistake in my opinion to go that route - not that it was necessarily inaccurate. The etiquette and decorum angle is the way to go here. And the judge's request that procedures and rules be followed is quite reasonable. So, now it appears that the rules that were in place prior to the press conference in question are being followed.

 

CNN gave up journalism a long time ago. Jim Acosta is a ratings engine. Follow the money. His conflict with Trump brings in the dollars. That is what these people care about and that is why they are frantic to protect the Jim Acosta franchise.

 

So Acosta and CNN responded to the White House letter threatening to revoke Acosta's press pass permanently, which requested such a reply from CNN. Attached to this letter are additional requirements for Acosta and other members of the press going forward. From now on, they get one question only, with follow-up questions only being allowed at the discretion of the White House.

Fail to comply and you may well get the boot. Acosta assuredly will.

Also, by giving back Acosta's pass, the White House has demonstrated that the appeals process is legitimate, so when some future appeal is denied, that will not be a credible complaint.

They have now given everyone in the press pool all the rope they need to hang themselves with. Now we will see if they have the fortitude to follow up and enforce these new standards.

 

READ THE NEW RULES: White House spells out reporter guidelines | Jamie Dupree - AJC

Here are the new rules as set out by the White House, which were contained in an email sent on Monday afternoon through the White House Pool:

Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 4:06 PM
Subject: In-Town Pool Report #3- Acosta/CNN Letter

From Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:
This afternoon we have notified Jim Acosta and CNN that his hard pass has been restored. We have also notified him of certain rules that will govern White House press conferences going forward. They are listed here:

1. A journalist called upon to ask a question will ask a single question and then will yield the floor to other journalists;
2. At the discretion of the President or other White House official taking questions, a follow-up question or questions may be permitted; and where a follow up has been allowed and asked, the questioner will then yield the floor;
3. “Yielding the floor” includes, when applicable, physically surrendering the microphone to White House staff for use by the next questioner;
4. Failure to abide by any of rules (1)-(3) may result in suspension or revocation of the journalist’s hard pass.

We have created these rules with a degree of regret. For years, members of the White House press corps have attended countless press events with the President and other officials without engaging in the behavior Mr. Acosta displayed at the November 7, 2018 press conference. We would have greatly preferred to continue hosting White House press conferences in reliance on a set of understood professional norms, and we believe the overwhelming majority of journalists covering the White House share that preference. But, given the position taken by CNN, we now feel obligated to replace previously shared practices with explicit rules.​