Journalists push spokesman Josh Earnest on transparency

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Journalists and advocates of open government discussed their problems gaining access to the Obama administration in a meeting yesterday with White House spokesman Josh Earnest. Members of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Environmental Journalists and the American Society of News Editors' legal counsel met with Earnest for about a hour to address agencies' policies on dealing with reporters. "We asked that the president renew his commitment to transparency in government. The goal of this meeting is to try to bring about a culture change that has pervaded government for several decades," SPJ President Paul Fletcher said in a statement.