The organizations that were blocked today are going to drop the ball here on their coverage by bringing themselves into it.
It's the most obvious part of singling out and dividing the press, make them write stories on themselves rather than continue expose journalism on the administration.
Here is the thing: IF the President has blocked you from the daily briefing, do you go back if the ban has been lifted? If you're a serious journalist, the answer is no, you report mercilessly on everything regarding the administration EXCEPT FOR WHAT THEY SAY.
They will fail this test though and march right back into the press briefing room the minute they are invited back, all the while pumping out as much byline material as possible about butting heads with the administration.
Its a weird sort of appeal to ego strategy by the white house and it will work, just watch.
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