Photograph of the briefing room on Feb. 7 by Doug Mills/The New York Times
Politico: W.H. Correspondents' Association: We are not satisfied with off-camera briefings
White House Correspondents' Association President Jeff Mason said they are "not satisfied" with the White House putting a halt on their daily, on-camera briefings.
In an email to members of the association, Mason said he met with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to discuss the issues of the briefings. The White House has increasingly changed the daily briefings, either not having them on certain days, making them increasingly short, or hosting off-camera briefings, sometimes even not allowing the use of audio from the briefings.
"The WHCA’s position on this issue is clear: we believe strongly that Americans should be able to watch and listen to senior government officials face questions from an independent news media, in keeping with the principles of the First Amendment and the need for transparency at the highest levels of government," Mason wrote.
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WNU Editor: The White House Daily briefings are rating winners for the cable news networks .... so they are naturally upset with this revenue loss. But as for us .... the consumers of the news being impacted by this black-out .... I have to say no. I get the news just like always do, the only difference is that I may not have a YouTube video to post on top.
Update: This post gives a breakdown on who gets to sit/stand where in the White House correspondents room .... All Joking Aside, Here’s How Sean Spicer Is Shaking Up the White House Press Briefing (New York Times).
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