The White House has banished some major news outlets from covering Sean Spicer’s afternoon press briefing. CNN, BBC, New York Times, LA Times, New York Daily News, Daily Mail, BuzzFeed, Politico and others are among the news outlets that were barred from attending Friday afternoon’s off-camera briefing with press secretary Sean Spicer at the White House. The Anti Media reports: Just hours after President Donald Trump launched his latest rhetorical (and predictable) attack on the press during a speech to right-wing activists, CNN and other outlets have reportedly been blocked from attending Friday afternoon’s press briefing at the White House. BREAKING: White House blocks news organizations from press briefing https://t.co/I1gnu8toRJ — CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) 24 February 2017 CNN reports: “The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Politico were also excluded from the meeting, which is known as a gaggle and is less formal than the traditional Q-and-A session in the White House briefing room. “The Associated Press and Time magazine boycotted the briefing because of how it was handled. The White House Correspondents Association is protesting. “The conservative media organizations Breitbart News, The Washington Times and One America News Network were allowed in.” The cable news outlet reported that [...]
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