The article reflects on a 2009 incident involving the Obama administration's attempt to exclude Fox News from interviews with the pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg. Other networks in the press pool collectively resisted this exclusion, emphasizing the necessity of an unfettered press for democracy. The discussion draws parallels to current events, where the Trump administration has similarly attempted to restrict press access, highlighting ongoing tensions between politics and press freedom.
The Washington bureau chiefs of the other TV networks in the pool - ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC - said that they would not interview Feinberg if Fox News was banned.
David Zurawik emphasized that this situation highlights the importance of a free press, stating, 'What it's really about to me is the Executive Branch ... trying to tell the press how it should behave.'
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