‘New media’ influencers take up White House offer of press credentials

Published January 29, 2025 5:42pm ET



“New media” reporters and influencers cheered the White House’s announcement on Tuesday that it was expanding the press pool in the White House press briefing to podcasters, independent journalists, and social media influencers.

“In keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the campaign, the Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room,” President Donald Trump‘s new White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday.

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