Journalists from CNN, The New York Times and several other news organisations were blocked from attending a briefing by President Donald Trump’s press secretary on Friday, February 24th, which is a highly unusual breach of relations between the White House and its press corps.
According to media reports, Reporters from The Times, BuzzFeed News, CNN, The Los Angeles Times and Politico were notallowed to enter the West Wing office of the press secretary, Sean M. Spicer, for the scheduled briefing.
Aides to Mr Spicer only allowed in reporters from a handpicked group of news organisations that, the White House said, had been previously confirmed.
Those organisations included Breitbart News, the One America News Network and The Washington Times, all with conservative leanings. Journalists from ABC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Fox News also attended.
Reporters from Time Magazine and The Associated Press, who were set to be allowed in, chose not to attend the briefing in protest of the White House’s actions.
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