[Karah Rucker]

YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THE ROOM –

WHERE JOURNALISTS GATHER EVERYDAY FOR THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING.

SOON – IT WON’T BE KARINE JEAN PIERRE TAKING QUESTIONS ANYMORE.

AND IT MAY NOT BE **JOURNALISTS ASKING THE QUESTIONS EITHER.

TRUMP’S INCOMING PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT – 

SAYING THIS WEEK THAT HOW THE PRESS BRIEFING ROOM OPERATES COULD – AND SHOULD – CHANGE.

POTENTIALLY SAVING SEATS FOR MORE NON-TRADITIONAL EMERGING VOICES IN MEDIA –

LIKE PODCASTERS, INFLUENCERS, AND INTERNET PERSONALITIES.

“AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE OF THE BRIEFING ROOM, IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE MEDIA HABITS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN 2024 NOT THE 1980’S. PRESIDENT TRUMP WON THIS ELECTION BY UTILIZING NONTRADITIONAL, NONLEGACY MEDIA VOICES OUTSIDE OF THE BELTWAY. THAT IS CLEARLY WHO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO AND DIGESTING THEIR NEWS. I THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE OF US TO NOT INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE VOICES IN THE MEDIA ROOM.”

IN RESPONSE TO THE RUMBLINGS OF A MEDIA ROOM SHAKEUP –

ONE ANONYMOUS WHITE HOUSE REPORTER SOUNDED OFF AGAINST THE IDEA –

TELLING THE HILL –

“It would be a total mess. I would expect people would probably boycott the briefings, though that would put certain outlets in a tough spot.”

TRADITIONALLY – THE BRIEFING ROOM HAS BEEN HOME TO MAJOR NETWORKS –

WITH FRONT ROW SEATING RESERVED FOR NBC, CBS, ABC, AND FOX, ALONG WITH WIRE SERVICES LIKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, AND CNN.

OTHER LARGE NEWS OUTLETS – LIKE THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, AND NPR ARE USUALLY SEATED IN THE SECOND ROW.

IT’S THE WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE THAT DETERMINES WHICH REPORTERS GET CREDENTIALS.

AND LEAVITT WOULD BE LEADING THE CHARGE OVER THE PRESS.

IT’S NOT ONLY THE INCOMING PRESS SECRETARY HINTING AT A MEDIA SHAKEUP.

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S SON DONALD TRUMP JUNIOR –

EVEN SUGGESTING THE MAKE UP OF JOURNALISTS ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE COULD CHANGE.

“We had the conversation about opening up the press room to independent journalists, if the nyt has lied, they’re the functioning arm of the democratic party, why not open it up to people with larger viewerships?”

“Weve had that conversation, they said great idea don, and so that may be in the works. That’s going to blow up some heads, so we’ll see.”

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