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Harvard alumnus Garrett M. Graff ’03 generated nationwide publicity this week when he became the first journalistic blogger to be granted a daily pass to White House press briefings...
...Graff, who is also a former Crimson executive, runs a blog called FishbowlDC. The blog is published by mediabistro.com and reports on media affairs in Washington...
With the pass, Graff was allowed to attend the morning “gaggle” meeting of the press with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, which takes place off-camera, as well as the filmed press conference with the President in the afternoon...
...Graff said he decided to apply for the press pass after the recent scandal in the White House surrounding Jeff D. Guckert—who obtained consistent daily press passes for two years, while operating under the pseudonym Jeff Gannon, and reporting for an online Republican mouthpiece, Talon News...
...pass that the reporter obtained and that was granted to Graff differs from a “hard pass,” which allows permanent access to White House press conferences, and requires an extensive background check...