White House Daily News Briefings Go DarkAl Kamen
Regular press briefings have been a long-standing White House tradition held in the White House press briefing room, during which a press officer normally offers update on White House news and take questions on a wide range of issues. Back...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The White House Correspondents Association on Tuesday criticized the remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump about press briefings. "This retreat from transparency and accountability sets a terrible precedent. Being able to question the press secretary or other senior...
He emerged as a household name at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, appearing at daily White House briefings to deliver sober updates about the deadly spread of the coronavirus. Fauci recalled that the role frequently put him at odds with former President Donald Trump...
It's now been six months since a traditional briefing by a White House press secretary? Will they ever resume? Is there a downside for the public?
this post is about a very small thing. One might even call it trivial. On the other, it is actually about our main public health tool in fighting the spread of Covid-19. That tool is social distancing and this post is about the lack of such at White House press briefings and other ...
She began attending the daily press briefings at the White House as well as presidential press conferences. Thomas has covered every president since Kennedy. Over the years, Thomas found her job “thrilling and inspiring”, but never boring. And she took seriously her duty to “keep an eye ...
In response, on February 24, 2017, the White House Press Office started to exclude a number of national news outlets from private briefings. In response, the White House Correspondence Association issued this statement: The WHCA board is protesting strongly against how today's gaggle is being han...
During her tenure, there has been a decline in the number of White House press briefings, as the president answers questions from reporters on a near-daily basis. Sanders' last briefing was more 90 days ago but she often gave press gaggles on the White House driveway after she had been ...
Reporters must have been at the White House in person at least 90 of the past 180 days to receive a hard pass. This standard is made more difficult to achieve due to reporters’ travel obligations and the rarity of official briefings. ...