Reporter Caitlin Collins becomes head of CNN White House access team [CNN]
– On the 20th of last month when US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office, another person was celebrated at the White House.
Reporter Caitlyn Collins, who was promoted to CNN’s White House Access Team leader, is the protagonist. In terms of us, it can be seen as the head of the Blue House of the media. This year, 28-year-old Collins joined CNN four years ago after working for another online media. The scene of the Trump administration’s entry into the White House and having a fierce battle with spokesman Kaylee McConaneney has always been a hot topic on the Internet.
I was banned from entering while asking questions one after another, and when former President Trump kept ignoring it and tried to hurry to finish the press conference, the image of him following through and asking questions was exposed on the screen.
![In July of last year, reporter Caitlin Collins continued to question the then-president Donald Trump, who claimed that hydroxychloroquine, a malaria treatment, could cure Corona 19, and President Trump ignored it and left the briefing. [CNN 캡처]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/02/c21ecca0-8008-40f4-a8a3-34aa14c1f20d.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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In July of last year, reporter Caitlin Collins continued to question the then-president Donald Trump, who claimed that hydroxychloroquine, a malaria treatment, could cure Corona 19, and President Trump ignored it and left the briefing. [CNN 캡처]
– In the United States, when the presidential election ends, a reporter who was usually covering the winning candidate enters the White House. Most of the reporters who resided in Wilmington, Delaware, where CNN’s camp is located, became reporters in the White House. By the way, Collins, who had marked Trump in charge during the election, continued to remain at the White House, but rather became the team leader.
On this broadcast, senior anchors who entered the White House in the 1980s and 90s came out and congratulated him. One of them, John King, gave a virtue mixed with these warnings.
“A lot of people are looking at us, especially the Trump supporters. We need to monitor this government well and ask tough questions. We need to press him (Biden). He and the new one who took office today. It will also be interesting to watch the relationship set up.”
It is a natural story. Just because CNN was criticizing Trump doesn’t mean we shouldn’t criticize Biden.
![Reporter Caitlin Collins (left), who was promoted to the White House access team leader on the 20th of last month, congratulates Wolf Blitzer and anchor John King, who had previously entered the White House. [CNN 캡처]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/02/c86ac4e2-c3a9-4994-b586-b419503bef79.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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Reporter Caitlin Collins (left), who was promoted to the White House access team leader on the 20th of last month, congratulates Wolf Blitzer and anchor John King, who had previously entered the White House. [CNN 캡처]
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CNN, which once fell to the third place in cable news channels, which became Trump’s teasing, retakes the No. 1 position after a very long time through this presidential election and inauguration ceremony. In particular, during the riots at the Capitol on the 6th of last month, it recorded the highest ratings since CNN was launched. On the other hand, Fox News, which had never given up the No. 1 position in the 21st century, fell to 3rd place as conservative viewers left.
In this situation, it remains to be seen whether Collins will actively release reports that may make Biden supporters uncomfortable as advised by Senior King.
I believe that politicians and supporters who really want the Biden administration to do well will want the media to do its fullest role in surveillance rather than blindly side by side. Every time a criticism article comes out, it interprets it as a conspiracy or a certain intention, without getting into the water.
Washington = Correspondent Pilkyu Kim [email protected]
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