President-Elect Donald Trump’s incoming Press Secretary says expect 2025’s White House press briefings to look different from past administrations. Karoline Leavitt says she’s opening up the room to podcasters and independent journalists. That’s bad news for the dying legacy media, and good news for the rest of us.

Some posters think Leavitt is not going far enough, they want all legacy media banned from&nbsp;press briefings.

Others say let the legacy media dinosaurs into the room, but they should be relegated&nbsp;to the back row.

Many welcome the new approach and the fresh faces and voices it will bring into tired, routine press briefings.

This will definitely ruffle the proud feathers of the White House Correspondents Association. Well, tough. How (or if) the WHCA will figure into the press briefings expansion has yet to be determined. But, it’s pretty much guaranteed they will hate it.

 {ai:summary}<p>Incoming Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that White House press briefings in 2025 will prioritize podcasters and independent journalists over traditional legacy media. This shift aims to reflect contemporary media dynamics and provide a platform for voices outside mainstream outlets.</p><p>Supporters of this change argue that it will enhance transparency and integrity in reporting, while critics of legacy media express a desire to limit their presence in briefings. The move is seen as a response to the declining credibility of traditional news organizations. #politics</p>

The New Media: White House Press Briefings to Include Podcasters and Independent Journalists

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