Daily briefings, traveling press corp with the president things of the past?

Posted by | December 25, 2016 22:12 | Filed under: Media/Show Business News Behaving Badly Politics

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And Trump supporters would endorse this lack of press freedom, as he has inspired them to be so antagonized them about free media.

Mr. Trump’s unconventional, sometimes hostile, relationship with the news media and his penchant for communicating through unfiltered Twitter posts threaten to upend a decades-old Washington tradition that relies almost entirely on protocol. The result, reporters and editors say, could be a loss of transparency that would hinder the press’s role as a conduit for information to the people…

In a radio interview this month, Reince Priebus, the incoming White House chief of staff, suggested that traditions including the daily televised press briefings and seating assignments could change.

“I think it’s time to revisit a lot of these things that have been done in the White House, and I can assure you that change is going to happen, even on things that might seem boring like this topic,” he told the radio host Hugh Hewitt…

“Beginning to suggest the daily briefings shouldn’t happen every day in the format that they are, I think, begins to establish a slippery slope,” said Scott Wilson, the national editor for The Washington Post, who was a White House correspondent during the Obama presidency. “There is value in having a formal setting where the administration’s position is stated and can be referred to and can be archived.”

Since his election, Mr. Trump has shown few reservations about ignoring the norms of presidential media coverage. He has defied convention by refusing to allow journalists to travel with him on his plane — including on his flight to the White House for his first meeting with President Obama.

 

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24 responses to Daily briefings, traveling press corp with the president things of the past?

  1. Buford2k11 December 25th, 2016 at 22:22

    well…look at the bright side of this…the Press, has a chance to really redeem themselves by forgetting about “access” journalism, and get back to doing the hard work of honest journalism…They KNOW that Trump is going to hide stuff, to lie about everything, and most of all, he will be deflecting from the real danger in the Congress…so, access journalism, which was a big part of the bad problem within the industry…these same people of the corporate one percenters, are being installed as our government…and there will be plenty of corruption stories, and horror stories about to come out of all this…

    • Larry Schmitt December 25th, 2016 at 23:17

      The key word is “followup.” When he tells one of his lies, don’t let him get away with it. Push him till it hurts. Make him pull the mike off and slink away, and then show the video.

  2. Jack E Raynbeau December 25th, 2016 at 23:56

    Dangerous times. Hold his feet to the fire.

  3. bpollen December 25th, 2016 at 23:56

    It’s not like the press was really doing a good job anyway…

    • whatthe46 December 26th, 2016 at 00:05

      “good job” i didn’t see them do anything.

  4. StoneyCurtisll December 26th, 2016 at 00:20

    Rallies…
    yeah that’s the ticket…
    everyone loves me..
    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/02/e5/73/02e573eb3fdff58afc795adf67965d2e.jpg

  5. StoneyCurtisll December 26th, 2016 at 00:24

    What we need is a good rally…

    Come on kids, lets put on a show~!

    http://viralpursuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/na-14.jpg

    • whatthe46 December 26th, 2016 at 04:15

      that’s a terrifying picture. thank GOD there’s not that many of idiots in the country.

      • oldfart December 26th, 2016 at 11:30

        …yet.

      • The Original Just Me December 26th, 2016 at 11:57

        When T. Rump does His Military Review, He will be bending forward, Pants down and Spread, for the Camera. :+)

    • The Original Just Me December 26th, 2016 at 11:55

      I’m waiting for T. Rump to have a ” YUGE ” Military Review so He can Stand up in front of it.

  6. labman57 December 26th, 2016 at 02:03

    Team Trump wants to have as little interaction with the free press as possible, since someone might actually (gulp!) dare to ask him or his PS a question.

  7. amersham1046 December 26th, 2016 at 02:50

    he will have all the answers, just don’t ask him any questions

  8. oldfart December 26th, 2016 at 11:28

    Real journalism is dead. Neutered by the corporate CEO’s vision of profits and responsibilities for their share holders. The media did this country a massive disservice by ignoring a plain obvious truth, tRump was not fit for the office of the Presidency.

    • The Original Just Me December 26th, 2016 at 11:52

      Hear Ye , Hear Ye

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