“Televised White
House briefings and news conferences have become theaters for self-promoting
journalists seeking to disrupt rather than describe. Acosta’s antics are a
symptom of a problem enabled by a format that encourages personality-driven
reporting.”
—James S. Robbins, author and former Bush2 Administration
official, “Acosta's legacy: Kill the lights, shut off the cameras,
reform White House press corps,” USA Today, Nov. 19, 2018.
• Editorial Comment: Maybe they could just hand out press releases.
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