I took this picture exactly one year ago from the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh.
358 days later, media outlets have still not been allowed back. Next Tuesday marks one calendar year of virtual press briefings.
Where are the First Amendment advocates?
#NCPOL #NCGOV
358 days later, media outlets have still not been allowed back. Next Tuesday marks one calendar year of virtual press briefings.
Where are the First Amendment advocates?
#NCPOL #NCGOV
Comparing and contrasting Cooper with another governor, Florida's Ron DeSantis, is quite stark.
Cooper holds one, sometimes two, virtual press briefings per week.
Since Mar. 1, DeSantis has held 13 live briefings in 13 cities across his state - but that's not all. #NCPOL #NCGOV
Cooper holds one, sometimes two, virtual press briefings per week.
Since Mar. 1, DeSantis has held 13 live briefings in 13 cities across his state - but that's not all. #NCPOL #NCGOV
Has anyone in #NCPOL seen a daily schedule like this from Gov. Cooper?
flgov.com/2021/03/09/des…
The "holding meetings and conducting other business" line that typically comes from his office tells us nothing about who he meets with or when he is meeting with them. #NCGOV
flgov.com/2021/03/09/des…
The "holding meetings and conducting other business" line that typically comes from his office tells us nothing about who he meets with or when he is meeting with them. #NCGOV
NSJ reporter @APDillon_ did manage to ask a single question to Gov. Cooper during last week's school deal -- only because she is a workhorse and was already close by.
Tightly-controlled events are great for the politicians. But it makes accountability much harder. #NCPOL
Tightly-controlled events are great for the politicians. But it makes accountability much harder. #NCPOL
Last June, I wrote: "It is time for the free press to be given the access needed to keep the public informed on their government. The Cooper administration must do better."
They haven't.
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
#NCPOL #NCGOV
They haven't.
nsjonline.com/article/2020/0…
#NCPOL #NCGOV
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