A group of reporters met Monday to
air their grievances with Hillary Clinton's campaign. The journalists want the campaign to provide more advance notice of events, open more fundraisers to the press, and rely less heavily on anonymous quotes. Uh, guys, on that last point ... ?
The grievances discussed at the private gathering, which was held at the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington offices, go beyond Clinton’s unwillingness so far to substantively engage with the press, a topic that has already been discussed publicly on cable news and social media. Attendees of the meeting, who were not authorized by their news organizations to speak on the record, charge the Clinton campaign with keeping an excessively tight grip on information, even when it comes to logistical details that don't seem particularly sensitive or revelatory. [Emphasis added]
They're not necessarily wrong—campaigns should be extremely judicious about what information needs to be offered anonymously. But c'mon. And similarly
(looking at you here, Chuck Todd), 10 demerits to any reporter who characterizes doing what the media wants and expects as "respecting the process."
Looking at the relationship between the Clinton campaign and the media, it's starting to be difficult to tell who's trolling whom more aggressively.