White House reporting
Gawker Media posting White House pool reports online.
Former CBC host didn't comment.
And pirates release a journalist.
The practice is "not intended to increase candor.”
Won't commit to having officials speak on the record, though.
Josh Earnest notes release of visitor data.
Issue predates Obama, but not by much, Plante says.
Administration ;ooks for another route around the media.
Not "just a meeting of niceties and platitudes," David Boardman said.
Replies to concerns about photographer access
Understanding differences between photojournalists and White House Press photographers
President's job is "fundamentally public in nature."
