olivier knox host: fromolivier knox -- host: this from olivier knox -- this a thing you covered and whyas it significant? guest: the debate over drone strikes is important. not just the targeting of americans but more broadly. one of the questions i have been asking is, whether america 's counterterrorism policy might actually be recruiting more terrorists than it is killing. it was very important because this was a very secretive american program. we learned about the killing of people like a lot the -- anwar al-awlaki from the media of the government kept a lid on that so when eric holder confirmed officially for the first time that four americans were killed in these types of strengths, it was an important moment. americans need to know what is done in their name overseas and they need to know the consequences, ramifications, and how it can impact their daily lives. host: a questionnaire on twitter, jim asks about the story about afghan insurgents attacking a red cross facility. he says he has not seen it yet on yahoo! news. is this the type of store you might cover, olivier knox? gu

host: ok, let's get a response from olivier knox. who gives you direction, olivier knox, and what do you consider yourself? guest: i consider myself a reporter more than a journalist because i want to give you the facts and not too much opinion. i understand the criticism. the problem, if you look up fiduciary duty, as the caller suggested, one of the ways the news business works is by attracting readers or viewers or listeners. and we certainly are competing for those viewers and listeners and readers. but at no time has any corporate agent or shareholder -- no one like that influences my copy day to day were even over the long term. so, i understand the criticism. i heartily endorse the overall sentiment of skepticism about reporting. i want people to read carefully and skeptically. but the idea that somehow this diminishes the journalism of the people at yahoo! i just completely reject. host: expand on the concept of a firewall and how the chain of command works for your news division and how it is different? how is yahoo! news di

olivier knox will discuss the medianews. then chris moody on some of the congressional stories he is covering. later, white house correspondent rachel rose hartman talks about president obama's agenda in his second term. ♪ good morning and welcome to "washington journal" on this thursday, may 30, 2013. president obama returned today from a fund-raising check in chicago. in his allies, a reporting that he lands to nominate republican james komi has head of the fbi. this morning, "washington journal" will visit ddc bureau of yahoo! news. would like to share how you get your news. what about social media? have your habits changed? share your thoughts by giving us the call. democrats --(202) 585-3880. republicans --

this morning we talk to olivier knox. a recent story, jay carney says to the press, you are good at your, and you are smart. do you get to do some light or tongue-in-cheek reporting, rachel, and tell us about this story. guest: there is a lot of opportunities at the white usse and the yahoo! enjoys doing that are lighter and fun. that story was about jay carney who had been very tough on the media in his prior days, calling one of the reporters petulant for asking questions. refuse of praise for the press, and it was his birthday. the chief of staff came down and doughnuts.ress there is lots of things that i give her yahoo! readers and all the public is finding out the human elements at the white house as well. why does the press secretary get to control who gets to talk at the briefings and calling on reporters? why don't you go down the line in their turn? secretary getsss to decide how they do things, and jay carney has made it a practice of going to the ap first and the front row, and he usually moves to the second ro

olivier knox looks at the philosophy of coverage and partnership at abc news. in the reporter on the latest congressional stories. rachel rose hartman talks about the obama administration's second term in the direction it could take in the final three and a half years. plus your e-mails, phone calls and tweets. washington journal is live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> president obama is fundraising in chicago this evening but there are news reports tonight that the president is set to announce and nominate james komi, former deputy attorney general to be the next director of the fbi. robert mueller is stepping down am not position. a number of reports this evening. the new york times, and writing about his time with the george bush administration, writes the deputy attorney general was a critical player in 2004 in the dramatic hospital room episode in which the white house counsel and the chief of staff try to persuade john ashcroft, who was ill and disoriented, to be often wise -- to reautri