Who is Jeff Gannon? We know he lifted White House and GOP press releases and talking points, while presenting himself and Talon as an independent media source. But what else?
Media Matters is firing with all barrels to figure out this unit.
To begin, how did an organization which behaves like a political activist group attain press credetials to the west wing press room? Read this.
And Atrios is on the case as well:
According to sources, Jeff Gannon's real name is not, in fact, Jeff Gannon. According to the same sources, his White House press credentials list him as "Jeff Gannon" - they let him use his pseudonym -- even though married female reporters, who use their maiden name professionally, are given credentials with their married name and aren't allowed to be credentialed under their maiden names...
More at Eschaton.
Just a quick recap of some background here.