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Posted on 04/01/2020 2:37:26 PM PDT by ransomnote
There have been a lot more empty seats at President Donald Trump's daily news briefings - but no, news organizations aren't boycotting the events in protest or attempting to silence him, despite what he suggested at a briefing this week.
Instead, something else is afoot: Reporters are keeping their distance because they are concerned about the health risks at a time when many consider the president's evening news conferences to have become increasingly less newsworthy.
More at link
The decision by such outlets as The Washington Post, The New York Times and CNBC to stay away may be fundamentally changing the character of the briefings. With veteran White House reporters on the sidelines, the president has primarily engaged with TV journalists, including one from a small, far-right conservative news channel that rarely gets such a prominent stage.
The Post, The Times and CNBC stopped sending reporters to the briefings - which have taken place in the Rose Garden as well as the more cramped confines of the West Wing's James S. Brady Press Briefing Room - after two White House correspondents were suspected of having contracted covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. (One of the reporters, who hasn't been publicly identified, tested negative on Tuesday, according to ABC News' Jonathan Karl, the president of the White House Correspondents Association).
Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet said his organization has withdrawn its reporters from the briefings, both because of health considerations and the uncertain newsworthiness. Reporters continue to monitor them on TV and report anything worthwhile.
"Nowadays, it seems they make little news," he said. "We, of course, reserve the right to show them live [via streaming] if we believe they will actually make news. But that hasn't happened in quite some time."
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So far, here are two new articles from whitehouse.gov dated today:
There have been extensive conferences featuring president Trump and medical staff, manufacturers, CEO's, insurance companies etc. President Trump is LEADING like a boss and the MSM lies and says there's no information in his pressers!
Here's one of the searches on FR for a sample of whitehouse.gov covid-19 pressers:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=remarks%20by%20president
That search was on the keywords "Task Force" but there are other searches on coronavirus what will include more of Whitehouse.gov content.
The treasonous MSM is despicable and are eager to deprive Americans of useful information re the Coronavirus and mitigation efforts.
Actually they are skipping these vital meetings because the President is kicking their asses when they ask stupid questions.
The good ol commie Houston comical
True. Being exposed to truth is a high risk for the msm
I would think that the efforts of the msm and dnc to divide the country during a time of such high national stress is a bad idea. If they are successful, I doubt they will survive it.
If Trump were a Democrat taking the same actions the so-called :journalists” would be there with kneepads on.
The reason is Trump is gaining support, so they refuse to air the briefings.
What a load of manure. If this had been The One, and thank God it’s not, the media would dress up in full Hazmat outfits and be using respirators just to bask in his presence, but also to carry he and the Democrat Party’s water too!
How many members of those same outlets are attending Governor Cuomo’s pressers?
The good ol commie Houston comical
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The bird cage liner who endorsed the current mayor. The mayor who begged the criminals to take a time out during the virus shutdown. They could get back to work after the crisis.
more proof the FakeNewsMSM know the scare is being hyped up...by them.
The Comical’s writers couldn’t find their crayons, so the Editor had to copy this mediocre piece from the Compost.
Besides they can just make crap up.
I don’t want the liberal media to cover him. I don’t want them to get the ratings. I want people to come to FOX and Whitehouse.gov to watch it.
Something about our major media, many of them anyway - they don’t read or watch the news.
“Little News”
In other words, they’re running out of stuff to hype and misreport.
Paul Farhi lies.
Dean Bacquet especially lies. I wonder how he looks himself in the mirror every day.
Only a complete moron still relies on the Slimes or the ComPost, or any of the PMSs at any of the NBC feeds.
Partisan Media Shills update.
If CNN is missing, so what!
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