{"id":2418179,"date":"2025-03-31T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-preparing-new-press-briefing-plan-to-literally-put-mainstream-media-outlets-in-their-place-report\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T20:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T00:22:28","slug":"white-house-preparing-new-press-briefing-plan-to-literally-put-mainstream-media-outlets-in-their-place-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-preparing-new-press-briefing-plan-to-literally-put-mainstream-media-outlets-in-their-place-report\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Preparing New Press Briefing Plan to (Literally) Put Mainstream Media Outlets in Their Place: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-preparing-new-press-briefing-plan-to-literally-put-mainstream-media-outlets-in-their-place-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House is reportedly planning to change the seating chart for reporters in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-we-cant-guarantee-covid-19-relief-by-march\/\" title=\"...: We can...t guarantee COVID-19 relief by March\">press briefing room<\/a>,a role traditionally managed by the White House Correspondents&#8217; Association (WHCA). An anonymous senior official disclosed that the restructuring aims to align with current media consumption metrics, indicating a shift towards including a broader range of journalists, notably non-conventional influencers. The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stated that the changes will provide greater access to the president for diverse voices, moving away from a longstanding system that favored certain established media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative follows another decision to remove the WHCA&#8217;s authority in determining the press pool for smaller, more intimate events like those on air Force one. Advocates of the change argue it\u2019s time to diversify the media landscape in the briefing room, which has historically been dominated by liberal-leaning news organizations, with the aim of balancing representation. The adjustments are set to officially take place in the coming weeks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House is said to be planning to rearrange the seating chart for reporters in the press briefing room, taking the role away from the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/30\/white-house-press-briefing-seating-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported that an anonymous senior White House official conveyed that plans have already been formalized for a &ldquo;fundamental restructuring of the briefing room, based on metrics more reflective of how media is consumed today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The goal isn&rsquo;t merely favorable coverage,&rdquo; the official said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s truly an honest look at consumption [of the outlets&rsquo; coverage]. Influencers are important but it&rsquo;s tough because they aren&rsquo;t [equipped to provide] consistent coverage. So the ability to cover the White House is part of the metrics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Axios explained, &ldquo;Prominent seats in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room are coveted because it&rsquo;s easier to catch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-should-end-on-camera-white-house-press-briefings\/\" title=\"Trump Should End On-Camera ... Press Briefings\">press secretary&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s eye to ask tough and probing questions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those correspondents&rsquo; interactions are also more likely to be showcased on TV,&rdquo; the outlet further noted.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680;&#128680;NEW in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios?\">@axios<\/a> AM:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> to impose new Briefing Room seating chart, which for decades was managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whca?\">@whca<\/a>, in coming weeks<\/p>\n<p>WH official tells me it&rsquo;s a &ldquo;fundamental restructuring of the briefing room, based on metrics more reflective of how media is consumed today&rdquo;&#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OsxNUnffzv\">pic.twitter.com\/OsxNUnffzv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Allen (@mikeallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikeallen\/status\/1906347014935175273?\">March 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Below is the seating chart <a href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2025\/01\/03\/the-current-white-house-press-room-seating-chart-and-why-it-has-to-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created by the WHCA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In front are the three <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">broadcast network news divisions &#038;mdash<\/a>; ABC, CBS, and NBC &mdash; along with cable news channels Fox News and CNN, as well as the Associated Press and Reuters news services.<\/p>\n<p>In the second row are some of the nation&rsquo;s major print and radio outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-gop-rep-confronts-npr-ceo-call-pres-trump-fascist-deranged-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all of the media outlets listed above are liberal, with the exception of Fox News and The Wall Street Journal, while USA Today is arguably center-left.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the White House press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/front-row-favoritism-4-of-the-7-outlets-at-front-of-wh-briefing-room-are-actively-trying-to-hire-jen-psaki\/\" title=\"Front-Row Favoritism? 4 of the 7 Outlets at Front of WH ... Are Actively Trying to Hire Jen Psaki\">briefing room seating chart<\/a>. Want to how it&rsquo;s set and how it can be changed? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P9stRn6Kul\">pic.twitter.com\/P9stRn6Kul<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1865097262327533790?\">December 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s reported plans to rearrange the briefing room chart comes on top of a decision last month to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-rips-monopoly-power-away-white-house-correspondents-association-blow-mainstream-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end the WHCA&rsquo;s role<\/a> in picking the press pool for events in smaller spaces like Air Force One or the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For decades, you have a group of journalists based here in Washington, D.C., who dictate which reporters go into the most intimate spaces of the American presidency,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That system hasn&rsquo;t changed since the early 1900s. Obviously, the media today in 2025 looks a heck of a lot different than it did when the White House Correspondents&rsquo; Association was formed,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So moving forward, we&rsquo;re going to expand the pool&rsquo;s access to the president to non-traditional journalists. Legacy media will still have a seat, just like they still have a seat in our briefing room, but we&rsquo;re going to bring in new voices into the fold,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karolineleavitt?\">@karolineleavitt<\/a>: &ldquo;For decades, you have a group of journalists based here in Washington D.C. who dictate which reporters go into the most intimate spaces of the American presidency&hellip; Moving forward we&rsquo;re going to expand the pool&rsquo;s access.. We&rsquo;re going to bring in new voices.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JD0WR5NGX9\">pic.twitter.com\/JD0WR5NGX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1894751005104898222?\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A plan to rearrange the briefing room feels right and long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic media operatives, in effect, take up most of the prominent spots in the room.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s time to shake things up and balance them out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to Axios, a senior official has indicated that plans for a &#8220;fundamental restructuring&#8221; of the briefing room have been established, aimed at better reflecting current media consumption trends. The official emphasized that the intention is not just to secure favorable coverage but to provide an honest assessment of how media outlets are consumed. They noted that while influencers play a role, they often lack consistent coverage capabilities. Axios highlighted that prime seats in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room are highly sought after because they allow correspondents easier access to ask challenging questions and increase their visibility on television.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this move follows last month&#8217;s decision to end WHCA&#8217;s involvement in selecting reporters for smaller events like those on Air Force One or in the Oval Office. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that for many years, a select group of journalists has controlled access to key presidential spaces and acknowledged that today&#8217;s media landscape is significantly different from when the WHCA was established over a century ago. She mentioned plans to broaden access by including non-traditional journalists while still allowing legacy media representation.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, there seems to be support for updating these arrangements as many prominent positions have been dominated by Democratic-leaning media representatives over time, suggesting it may be time for more balance in representation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/White-House-press-room.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39926,36155,33831,33936,32127],"class_list":["post-2418179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-communication-strategy","tag-government-accountability","tag-mainstream-media","tag-press-briefing","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/White-House-press-room.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418179\/revisions\/2418183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}