Personally I find the Centcom briefings informative. I think these press guys are beside themselves with jealousy over their colleagues who are embedded with the troops - that's where the action is and these guys know it.
Tough luck, guys. Live with it.
The press are egotistical & under the delusion that they are the story not the troops. I'm surprised that they haven't started to complain about their living conditions in Quater and that there are no 5 star restaurants - just like in Crawford. Poor little crybabies.