The "new media" seat at the White House has shaken up press briefings

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The "new media" seat at the White House has shaken up press briefings as the Trump administration aims to reach Americans who don’t rely on what it calls "the archaic White House press corps" for information.

The "new media" seat is the brainchild of press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who felt legacy media essentially had a monopoly over coverage of the White House. No seats were taken from anyone, as the designated seat to the right of the lectern is where White House staffers or guests traditionally sat along the side of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

Nowadays, the seat is filled by new and emerging voices who typically get introduced by Leavitt before being called upon for the first question of the briefing, which traditionally went to the Associated Press under previous administrations.

Some of the "new media" seat’s occupants, such as Axios’ Mike Allen and 2Way’s Mark Halperin, are longtime D.C. insiders who currently work for upstart organizations, while others, like "Unbiased Podcast" host Jordan Berman, wouldn’t have sniffed the briefing room under previous administrations.

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