The DC press corps doesn't matter. Clinton is right to ignore them.

It’s become rote in DC press circles to whine about Hillary Clinton’s lack of press access. She hasn’t done any press conferences since the start of 2016! What is she afraid of?

The reality, of course, is that she’s been very available to the press, with her campaign claiming at least 300 interviews. Oh, and even some press conferences! For example, there’s this one, but it didn’t count because it was in a room full of black journalists. NPR also has plenty of reasons why those other press avails don’t count. First of all, their review found that the Clinton campaign had understated the number of press avails. The actual number was 350. Then ...

• Mostly TV: Clinton favored television above all other forms of media. Clinton gave one hundred interviews to national cable and broadcast network news programs in that period and also emphasized brief interviews with local television news stations. She also frequently graced local radio hosts with her calls.
   
• Not all journalists: These interviews were not, however, all conducted by reporters or journalists. Nearly a fifth of the total, or 65 interviews, were conducted by people NPR did not classify as journalists or in settings that would be considered journalistic, even using expansive definitions

Got it? TV doesn’t count as media, even though that’s where most people get their news. And 18.5 percent of those interviews were to undesirables. On the flip side, 81.5 percent of 350 interviews is 298 interviews. We are currently on day 243 of the year. You do the math. Seems crazy to whine about a lack of media access when she does well over an interview every single day.

Furthermore, who are these undesirable non-journalists that don’t count?