Democratic National Convention officials have not guaranteed that reporters who went to the bathroom on Thursday night would be allowed back into the designated press area, an Associated Press reporter said.
This shocking policy is just the latest from journalists accusing the DNC of mismanagement.
“The Democratic National Committee told security at the United Center that if journalists leave the arena to go to the bathroom, they won’t be guaranteed re-entry,” Associated Press reporter Franche Amiri said. Posts About X.
“As a journalist, I’ve never experienced anything like this in my life,” she said.
As a journalist, I have never experienced anything like this in my life.
The DNC told United Center security that journalists would not be guaranteed re-entry if they left the arena to go to the bathroom.
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) August 23, 2024
Credentialed media personnel will be allowed to sit in “reserved seats in the arena,” but [us] “When I use the toilet, Amiri Posts.
There are reserved seats within the arena that you cannot enter if you use the toilet.
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) August 23, 2024
Frustrated with the logistics and operation of the DNC, mainstream media have begun signaling this week that Harris’ honeymoon period is over, with many criticizing and openly mocking the convention and comparing it unfavorably to the Republican National Convention in July.
The Standing Committee on Journalists issued a statement on behalf of essentially all media expressing concern over the DNC’s logistical failures.
“We are concerned that the decision to reduce dedicated, accessible work spaces by hundreds compared to previous conventions will hinder journalists’ ability to cover the historic nature of the convention,” the Standing Committee of Journalists said in a statement in Semaphore newspaper, in a story headlined “Friendly media grows frustrated in Chicago.”
A breakdown in friendly establishment media coverage could be devastating to Harris’ campaign: A Media Research Center survey released Monday found that since she began her presidential run, networks have given her 84% “positive coverage,” compared with 89% negative coverage of President Donald Trump.
Bradley Jay is Capitol Hill correspondent for Breitbart News. Follow him on X/Twitter. Translator.
