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White House Bars Journalists from Briefing

25/02/2017 GMT

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The New York Times, CNN and the BBC were excluded from White House media briefing

The New York Times, CNN and the BBC were excluded from White House media briefing on Friday.

President Donald Trump’s testy relationship with sections of the press appears to be continuing as a number of organisations, including The New York Times, CNN and the BBC, were excluded from a media briefing on Friday. Professor Jeff Jarvis explains the culture of White House Press briefings. 

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(Photo: An empty podium is seen as an off-camera briefing is held with a group of reporters and White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer rather than the normal on-camera briefing in the White House 24 February 2017.  Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

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