White House to allow seats for ‘new media’ in briefing room

The White House is rolling out a new policy allowing opportunities for so-called “new media” outlets and content creators to ask questions during press briefings. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the move during her first briefing on Tuesday, saying President Trump is ready to retool the administration around “the new media landscape.” “We welcome independent journalists, podcasters and social media influencers,” she said. Leavitt said The White House would also reinstate the press privileges of dozens of outlets that were “wrongly revoked by the previous administration,” including roughly...