Carney Chides Press To Do 'Old Fashioned Reporting'

The press corps cornered Carney on Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s admission yesterday that the cuts in education might not be sequester related. Carney said that he hadn’t looked into Duncan’s claim and referred the press to check with local school districts. Several members of the press corps shot back, “So, you’re asserting something and you’re asking us to check with a local school district to check if it’s accurate?” one reporter asked. Carney replied, “…Well, obviously the school district is a good place to go to get information about the school district… I don’t have anymore for you … I encourage to make phone calls, in old fashioned reporting sense, to find out more if you like.