Macron Goes Ahead With Plan to Move Press Out of Elysee Palace

French leader Emmanuel Macron is following through with his plan to evict journalists covering the presidency from the Elysee Palace, despite criticisms that it might restrict media access to information.

Macron’s office announced in an emailed statement on Wednesday that the press room -- which was first established inside the courtyard of the 18th-century building in the mid-1970s -- is to be moved to a nearby street by the end of the year.