Graphic shows number of press conferences, press interviews and informal Q&A by the last six U.S. presidents.
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بايدن يبتعد عن الأحداث الصحافية

By Jordi Bou

January 19, 2022 - بحلول نهاية عامه الأول في منصب رئيس الولايات المتحدة الأميركية، جو بايدن أجرى عدداً أقل من المؤتمرات الصحافية وشارك في مقابلات أقل من خمس من أسلافه المباشرين في نفس المرحلة من رئاستهم.

Biden has given only nine formal press conferences – six solo and three jointly with visiting foreign leaders, according to Towson University and the White House Transition Project. He has participated in 22 media interviews.

President Joe Biden’s approach to U.S. media is a stark contrast to Donald Trump’s vicious rhetoric. However, White House reporters and media watchdogs have been increasingly critical about access to Biden, pointing to his lack of formal press conferences and sit-down interviews with media outlets.

Former President Donald Trump, who regularly pilloried the media, did 92 interviews in his first year in office, more than two dozen of those with friendly interlocutors at Fox News. But Trump also held lengthy sessions with ABC News, The Associated Press, the New York Times, Reuters and other outlets whose coverage he impugned throughout his presidency.

The White House typically defends access to Biden by pointing to the dozens of times he takes questions after scripted events and when departing the White House when travelling. But those exchanges are typically brief and do not allow for follow-up questions.

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PUBLISHED: 18/01/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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