US media: The White House will develop its own seating sched

On March 30th, Axios News Network in the United States revealed that the White House plans to develop its own media seating schedule for the press briefing room, and the Beast Daily directly stated in its headline that "Trump has found a new way to deal with White House journalists". ​

According to Axios News Network, the White House plans to take over the power of developing media seating schedules for press briefing rooms from the White House Correspondents' Association, and the plan is expected to be implemented in the coming weeks. CNN commented that the White House's move could trigger a fierce conflict with the White House Correspondents' Association. The White House Correspondents' Association has always been responsible for allocating press briefing room seats and managing the relationship between the White House and the press corps. ​

At present, the front row of the White House press briefing room is usually occupied by broadcasting websites such as CNN and NBC, as well as news agencies such as Reuters and Associated Press. Axios  It is said that these pre ranked positions are favored by the media because sitting there, journalists are more likely to attract the attention of the White House press secretary and thus have the opportunity to ask questions. ​

Axios  This is the latest move taken by the White House in deciding who will report on President Trump, and there may be more actions in the future. The Beast Daily revealed that in the weeks leading up to the exposure of the seating schedule plan, the White House had just taken over the power to decide which journalists could join the presidential press corps from the White House Correspondents' Association. ​

In February of this year, due to the refusal of the Associated Press to comply with Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," Trump decided to punish the Associated Press. Associated Press journalists such as Wu Qi, who took "Trump assassination photos," were banned from participating in White House events. On March 27th local time, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held its second hearing in response to an emergency motion by the Associated Press to restore full coverage of the president's activities. Prior to this, at the first hearing on February 24th, the judge rejected the request of the Associated Press. ​

CNN  A senior White House official has confirmed the seating plan to the media, but has not disclosed any further details. The series of actions taken by the White House have intensified the tense relationship between it and the media. The subsequent progress of the seating plan and the friction between the White House and the White House Correspondents' Association deserve continued attention.