To get the story before.....

Hello. I found an expression that is a bit difficult for me to interpret, and hope someone could explain to me how I should interpret it. The expression is from a news article describing how the White House is utilizing the internet as a new medium to broadcast their ideas, plans, etc. and to communicate with people. The following sentence contains the expression, which is italicized: Just 30 years ago, White House press aides could work with only a handful of reporters and producers to get their story before 50 million network news viewers every night and all over the papers the next morning.

Does the word before in this context mean, like, in the eyes of?

Please help, and thank you so much in advance.