News media protest White House press access limits

Among recent events for which the White House distributed its own photos but denied access to photojournalists:


• An Oct. 11 meeting with Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousafzai.

• An Aug. 26 meeting with African-American faith leaders.

• A July 30 meeting with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and Vice President Joe Biden.

• A July 29 meeting with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

“We aren't asking to make pictures of the president putting on his socks in the private quarters every morning,” said Kathleen Carroll, AP executive editor and senior vice president. “We are asking simply to be allowed back into the room when he signs legislation, shakes hands with other leaders, and otherwise discharges his public duties.”