Members of President Joe Biden's campaign are trying to adjust media coverage, amplifying their preferred narrative while scolding reporters for “getting it wrong,” according to a new report. .
The Biden re-election campaign is organizing an “off-the-record trip for top political reporters and editors” to Semaphore's campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. report. These journalists are meeting with advisers, strategists and top campaign officials, including Biden's campaign manager.
What is the purpose of the meeting? Review media coverage and correct what the camp believes is “wrong.”
Semaphore details:
Two people with knowledge of the situation told Semaphore that during a meeting with reporters from news outlets including the New York Times and the Washington Post, campaign executives activated a reporting spreadsheet and the team began reporting. They have listed areas where they believe they are lacking.
In particular, campaign officials are upset with some of the coverage about former President Donald Trump, saying the media has focused too much on his legal problems and his recent incendiary behavior on the campaign trail. I feel that I have not paid enough attention to some of the statements made.
In addition to meeting with reporters from the New York Times and Washington Post, the campaign will also meet with reporters from Reuters, Bloomberg, NPR, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, NBC News, ABC News and others in the coming days. We are planning to meet.
Semaphore said the talks so far have been “substantive” and “productive,” suggesting that legacy media outlets are taking cues from the Biden campaign.
However, there was one interesting “exception”. It's the New York Times. However, it is not clear what issues either side posed to the other.
For months, the Biden campaign Secretly trying to shape the media narrative About the 2024 election.It's not just the White House and Biden himself. I was irritated For example, media coverage of the economy is the same, but the Biden campaign I'm especially worried about Airtime polls are receiving as they show Biden losing to Donald Trump.
Biden and his campaign believe the media should spend more time on his claims that Trump is an existential threat to democracy. Of course, these stories only serve to scare voters into supporting Biden's re-election.
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