WASHINGTON – The White House announced Tuesday that the press team will decide that media members in the White House pool pool have been doing so for a long time, not the White House correspondents association.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced a massive shakeup during a briefing Tuesday.
“As you know, for decades, the White House Correspondents Association, a group of D.C.-based journalists, have long been deciding that journalists will ask the US president's questions in these most intimate spaces. ” she said. “No more.”
“We are proud to announce that we are going to give back to those who read your paper, those who watch your TV shows and listen to your radio stations. As we move forward, we'll see the White House. The press pool will be decided by the White House press team,” she added.
Leavitt emphasized that previously denied access “well-imagined outlets” will be given the opportunity to participate in the pool, but legacy media will still be able to access them.
“As part of these changes, we will continue to rotate among the five major television networks to ensure that the president's statements are widely heard in this world. We will add additional streaming services, which will be the case. It reaches audiences that are different from traditional cable and broadcasting,” she said.
Leavitt said: “The privilege of participating in this experience has been long denied, but emphasized that the outlet will be added to the print pool rotation, which is committed to covering this White House beat.
The move was announced to “new media” during a press conference after Leavitt announced seats in the James S. Brady briefing room, which was traditionally reserved for White House staff.
Mike Allen, co-founder of Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle and Axios, is the first new member, sitting for the first press briefing and traditionally going to the Associated Press. I received the first question.
As Leavitt pointed out, Leavitt's announcement comes as Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, after the Associated Press removed the outlet from the “pool for certain special events” against her, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff. It was when I submitted the
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