Reporters locked away for Sarah Palin Wal-Mart book signing

During a promotional stop at a Wal-Mart in Wausau, Wis. for Sarah Palin's new Christmas-themed book, reporters covering the event were given a total of five minutes to see the author and then locked away in a separate room, according to the media blog JimRomenesko:

“About 8 media members and myself now locked in back room,” Wausau Daily Herald reporter Theresa Clift, who is covering the Palin event, tweeted [Thursday] morning. “We aren’t allowed to talk to guests here to see Palin.”

An hour later she posted: “All media will be escorted off the property after we get five minutes seeing Palin, we are told.”