Arrogance. Unbound arrogance.
Every American is a member of the media. What makes a name tag with the words “press credential” give more power to the bearer than anybody else?
Who elected Helen Thomas or Sam Donaldson to the office of media? Nobody did. Get rid of them.
Never understood why there was a fixed White House press corp. If I was the president, I’d fly in a different set of five or ten reporters from small town media outlets every single day.
And at times just go right over their heads, as Trump does, with Twitter.
If I was the president, I’d fly in a different set of five or ten reporters from small town media outlets every single day.
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Best idea on this thread. You should develop that into a complete thread showing how you would make it work, including giving press from middle America a special badge that would insure they’d be called on in the daily press conference. In a year, up to 300 reporters from towns across the heart of this country would be heard and could pass along their reports to their communities.
Your brilliance here is surpassing. Don’t let it go unnoticed.
Great idea! I have never understood why there was a fixed group either. I would love to see reporters from all over the country, asking questions they think are important. Oh the screeches we would hear if flyover country gets a voice.