New Rule Blocks Press From Covering Spill

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Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf

CNN’s Anderson Cooper discusses how the Obama administration is limiting access by the media to areas affected by the BP Macondo well spill.

via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/v/WpJBsjKhRTo&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

A new rule went into effect last Thursday that bars journalists, reporters and photographers from getting within 65 feet of the oil-soaked beaches, wildlife and booms in the Louisiana Gulf.