Reporters Covering Hillary Clinton Have Some Sharp Words for Her Campaign After ‘Unacceptable’ Move

Journalists covering Hillary Clinton had some sharp words for the Democratic presidential contender's campaign after a pool reporter was barred from covering Monday's events.

"We would like to see all campaign events open to the public and the full press corps, but when that is not possible we have agreed to pool coverage," a Monday night statement from the traveling pool of journalists said.

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Pool reporters represent the other reporters in the news media who cover a candidate when the space for an event is too small to fit a large crowd of journalists. The pooler sends reports back to other news organizations, who can disseminate those dispatches in their own coverage. Thus, blocking pool coverage from a single reporter can block widespread media coverage.

"We haven't had a clear explanation about why the pool reporter for today's events was denied access," the statement from the travel pool said. "But any attempt by the campaign to dictate who is in the pool is unacceptable."

"The pool is open to any print organization willing to take part," it added.

The Clinton campaign has started off with a rocky relationship with the press. Journalists covering the Democrat met in Washington, D.C., recently to discuss the campaign's relationship with the press.

TheBlaze's Fred Lucas contributed to this report.

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