Headline Roundup • February 25th, 2017
Excluded from WH Briefing
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Wall Street Journal (News)
Reporters from several major news outlets, including the New York Times and CNN, were excluded from attending a White House press briefing on Friday, an unusual move that underscores the increasingly strained relations between the new administration and the media.
The White House blocked several news outlets from attending a closed-door briefing Friday afternoon with press secretary Sean Spicer, a decision that drew strong rebukes from news organizations and may only heighten tensions between the press corps and the administration.
Townhall
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer defended Friday’s press gaggle, which restricted the number of journalists present.
According to an audio recording of the briefing circulated by the pool, when Spicer was asked whether he was playing favorites by excluding outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, BBC, and the Los Angeles Times, among others, he said he “disagreed with the premise of the question,” but added that the White House had “shown an abundance of accessibility.”
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