Press Pool Versus Host Feed
An ordinary broadcast press pool is often confused with a "host feed." While pool coverage is always handled by press organizations, a host feed is provided by a third party (usually the organization being covered). For example, under normal circumstances, the only cameras allowed in the chambers of Congress are those operated by government employees under rules established by congressional leaders. (Contrary to popular belief, C-SPAN has no control over them.) Under such circumstances, press organizations have only two choices: take the host feed as it is or have no video at all.
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