Stelter: ‘Downside’ of Skype Reporters at W.H. Briefings Is Conservative Radio Hosts; Limits ‘Important’ Questions

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STELTER: "Not to be the pessimist here, but it is beneficial to have local reporters weighing in asking questions. It does, however, take away time from the journalists who are in the room, who spend every single day covering these foreign and domestic issues for the entire country. One downside of these Skype questions is that they’re bringing in conservative talk radio show hosts as well. They certainly have a role to play. Conservative talk radio show hosts like Dale Jackson who asked a question from Alabama certainly have an important role to play in the media ecosystem but when you’re having questions from people like that, you’re not getting as many questions about important domestic and foreign policy matters. So there’s just a tension here, back and forth. I think Spicer wrapped up pretty early today. He was not asked about that Bowling Green Massacre mistake by Kellyanne Conway, said that on MSNBC yesterday. She’s not apologized for it and Spicer did not follow-up."