It looks like one of the reasons for the White House effort to stop video airings of press briefings was just validated.
ABC News on Monday revealed a new show, “The Briefing Room,” which will be airing on the network’s website following each White House press briefing.
.@ABC News Will Launch ‘The Briefing Room,’ a New Livestream Show Covering the White House Press Briefings https://t.co/ZxQrwInN2k pic.twitter.com/zWJtUiP15U
— ABCNews PR (@ABCNewsPR) July 17, 2017
“Following the briefings, ABC News’ powerhouse politics team in D.C. will report on the news and announcements from the press conference with a play-by-play rundown of the topics discussed from the podium and context on the current political climate,” the network explained.
Tell Us Again How WH Reporters Aren’t Wannabe Stars: @ABC Launches Post-Briefing Show https://t.co/gUlp3HQsTf
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) July 17, 2017
The show, which will feature the likes of Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega, Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce and Political Director Rick Klein, is set to live stream on the website as well as on the ABC News app, YouTube and Facebook.
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The launch of the show appears to back critics, like White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, who accused reporters of wanting “to become YouTube stars and ask some snarky question that’s been asked eight times.”
The new presser rules banning audio or video and forcing reporters to take notes sent liberal journalists like CNN’s Jim Acosta into a meltdown. In fact, Acosta had a series of meltdowns, and whined about the move for days. Spicer called out the tantrum-throwing Acosta last month during one tense camera-less briefing, effectively telling the reporter to quit the drama.
The decision by ABC News to give reporters and a D.C. “politics team” extra airtime to fuel their wannabe TV star status was met with some expected mockery on social media.
Haha anything to get your face on the air. Ppl still won’t watch @abc
— Barbara Gallozzi (@BGallozzi) July 16, 2017
You Deep State MSM are so full of yourself it is sickening it all about you wrong MAGA
— Pete Anderson (@pederanderson1) July 16, 2017
David Martosko, U.S. Politcal Editor at The Daily Mail and rumored candidate to replace Spicer, pretty much summed it up.
A new show purely about White House press briefings is a splendid argument for ending White House press briefings. https://t.co/bJy1sbS2US
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) July 17, 2017
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?? no one is interested in the same dumb questions being asked over and over again.
— Jerzee4Trump (@Jerzeee4Trump) July 17, 2017
What time is the show? Seems like they should put that in their advertising…
— Becca H (@LadyOnTheRight1) July 17, 2017
It’s probably floating. If they publish a set time, the WH would just start the briefings after they go off the air.
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) July 17, 2017
That would be hilarious.
— Becca H (@LadyOnTheRight1) July 17, 2017
This is an interesting attempt by ABC to troll the President but Pres. Trump will still out troll them ✅
— Trump Gal (@Mitt_Fit) July 17, 2017
I don’t see a problem with off camera briefings when it’s the press itself is enabling it by attending such events. Stop complaining
— Shabbir Bharmal (@therealbabu) July 18, 2017
@CNN@MSNBC@CBSNews@NBCNews All these outlets will be protested and ratings will continue to implode. #Realjournalismreform
— Martin Robinson (@RobautoMartin) July 16, 2017
Delta has the nerve to respond to Ann Coulter’s angry tweetstorm with a scolding. Her response …
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