Televised WH Briefings A 'Mistake'
Question: Who thinks that televising White House press briefings was a big mistake? Ari Fleischer, Mike McCurry, or Cox’s Ken Herman? Answer: All of the above, they tell Kit Seelye today.
The reason? It’s led to what a clinical psychologist called “‘White House reporter syndrome,’ “in which competitive high achievers feel restricted and controlled and become emotionally isolated from others who are not steeped in the same experience.” The psychologist added that she’s counseled several White House correspondents in recent years (Who? For what? Huh?).
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