Simon Ateba's frequent interruptions alienate colleagues, agitate press secretaries and delight right-wing media have frustrated both press officials and the organization that represents reporters, the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Except it’s not really clear what questions Ateba has been seeking to ask. His serial interruptions typically begin and end with a protest about how the press secretary hasn’t allowed him to ask his question.In an exchange of emails this week, Ateba declined to say what information the White House has denied him. He also declined to meet for an interview or to speak over the phone about himself or his publication,, for which he appears to be the sole writer-reporter.
This echoed his previous public comments about his pressroom dust-ups. After his most recent run-in with Jean-Pierre, Ateba, who was born in Cameroon, has told colorful stories about his exploits as a journalist. As one of hissummarized it: “Attacked by pirates on the Gulf of Guinea with an AK47 to my head, kidnapped in Nigeria, dumped in the woods & left for dead, arrested in Cameroon during investigation & kept in dark cell only to be sidelined at the White House …”
White House press officials declined to respond on the record about Ateba. But the administration’s attitude was signaled in May when itby journalists with the credentials to enter the White House complex on a routine basis, including a proviso about “not impeding events or briefings on campus.”
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