On her first day in office, the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, pledged to bring “truth and transparency back to the briefing room,” saying she had a “deep respect for the role of a free and independent press.”
But less than two weeks into President Joe Biden’s administration, reporters are raising concerns about White House press office staffers trying to get them to give advance notice on which questions they play to ask at briefings, The Daily Beast
Some raised concerns that asking journalists for their questions ahead of time could give the impression that the media is working in conjunction with the Biden administration, allowing officials time to craft good answers.reported.
For years, critics on the right have accused the media of being too left-leaning and not critical enough of Democratic administrations. A recent Fox News report argued reporters’ questions were too easy during Psaki’s first press briefing, comparing them with briefings during President Donald Trump’s administration, when White House press secretaries rarely held briefings and often refused to take questions.
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