White House Bars NYT, CNN, and Politico from Briefing
For anyone who has actually watched these press briefings in their entirety:  Does anyone else think these are pretty much the worst way to get to the bottom of issues?  Here's how it seems to work:<p>* The press secretary (or President, or whoever) makes a statement<p>* He or she chooses a journalist to ask a question<p>* Journalist asks question<p>* Press secretary answers question in as much or as little detail as he/she wants<p>* Press secretary calls another journalist<p>* This goes on for maybe 20-30 minutes, and it's over.<p>How does this even help at all?  It's not like the press secretary is going to answer a question that he/she doesn't want to answer anyway.