check it out
WASHINGTON — They're a small-town newspaper editor in Kentucky coal
country and a California-based syndicated talk radio host who reaches
hundreds of stations; they're local television news anchors in
"sanctuary cities" and a political science professor who blogs from
Ashland, Ohio.
They all have questions for White House press secretary Sean Spicer — and they're different from the ones often asked in the high-speed Washington news cycle.
Five months after his introduction of "Skype seats" in the White House briefings, Spicer is pronouncing the experiment to allow reporters across the country to ask their questions through the video phone service an unqualified success. In fact, he said, he'd like to expand the initiative and have four Skype questions at most briefings.
It's not just that the White House is reaching beyond Washington reporters for questions, Spicer said. It's bringing those local questions into the Washington debate, especially at a time when stories about Russia investigations and Trump's social media are d
ominating the news cycle
out of the nation's capital.
They all have questions for White House press secretary Sean Spicer — and they're different from the ones often asked in the high-speed Washington news cycle.
Five months after his introduction of "Skype seats" in the White House briefings, Spicer is pronouncing the experiment to allow reporters across the country to ask their questions through the video phone service an unqualified success. In fact, he said, he'd like to expand the initiative and have four Skype questions at most briefings.
It's not just that the White House is reaching beyond Washington reporters for questions, Spicer said. It's bringing those local questions into the Washington debate, especially at a time when stories about Russia investigations and Trump's social media are d
ominating the news cycle
out of the nation's capital.
Comments
Post a Comment