I'm Perplexed - What Does The WH Think It's Accomplishing By The Audio Only Daily Press Briefings?..

[global1]

Why don't they want them televised. Are they afraid SNL will get too many 'bit' ideas?

[octoberlib]

1. This is my question , too. What's the point?

[lame54]

25. Baby steps...

Step one: see no evil

[HAB911]

2. Giving the press the finger

[ksoze]

3. Control and first step towards blackout

They then control the message more and may be the first step in a complete state run media operation once this becomes accepted as the norm.

[maxsolomon]

33. exactly

the free press is the enemy of authoritarian kakistocracies, so it must be brought to heel. in Russia, you just kill them into compliance. here they're trying different tactics till they find one that works.

bringing breitbart & gateway pundit into the press pool is another method - sow internal divisions, provide scabs who'll cross picket lines if the MSM decide to stand together in protest.

it's working. we're seeing the press put up with the video blackouts without much fuss. perhaps they won't have to start killing them, but it's a long way to 2024.

[frazzled]

4. So SNL can't do parodies?

I mean, if they have no body language or expressions to mimic, just sound, it's gonna make it hard. That's my guess. Yet another third-grade tactic from the WH.

[Hekate]

10. SNL will find a way

[Warpy]

5. That's exactly the reason

Laughter hurts them. A lot.

[Me.]

6. If You Can't See Them

It didn't happen...something along the lines of a tree falling in the forest

[LonePirate]

7. The lies receive less exposure if they aren't televised. Easier to deny without video proof.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. Isn't audio proof just as bad?

We are through the looking glass with this President.

[LonePirate]

12. It's not as impactful as it generally won't make televised news reports which need images and video.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. True

n/t

[bettyellen]

16. BBC used to refuse audio + video aired when Irish nationalists talked on camera-

They showers video w sound off and subtitles. People were less likely to trust the person. It's sort of subliminal, by very much to do w eroding trust in the media.

[reflection]

31. Exactly.

More people will watch a video than listen to an audio file.

[Hekate]

9. I'm actually really grateful to not have to see the damn empty podium while waiting...

Not to mention the stupid empty "Breaking News" logo. I like having reporters do a summary -- with, one would hope, a bit of time to do some fact-checking.

Spicey and Snarly have turned the whole thing into an empty exercise.

[SCantiGOP]

11. What I would love to see

but realize can never happen.
What if all the legitimate news outlets signed a pact that they would not cover the White House news or any administration press releases unless the briefings are open and televised and they have a right to ask questions? Leave them with the Russians, Brietbart and Newsmax the only ones in the room.

Yes, I know this can't happen but something needs to be done.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

15. Me too

Maybe when the press gets tired of it, they'll do.........something.

[PufPuf23]

14. LOL Before opening this thread my thought was less material for SNL from the OP title.

Must admit I have a stronger picture in my mind of SNL bits as I may actually have watched them more often.

One advantage of not having a television and only watching internet clips.

[spanone]

17. it's a form of delegitimizing the media.

[bdjhawk]

18. Need to make clear that video is not allowed by tRump

At minimum, the networks should have a written disclaimer stating "The Trump Administration does not allow us to show video of this event" every single time the "special screen" is shown with the audio playing.

[Sunlei]

21. I agree with you 100%. Our media needs to make it CLEAR This admin. doesn't allow video & many times

doesn't "answer" the question asked.

[Flaleftist]

22. Yup and just throw the most unflattering picture of the

person speaking on the screen.

[metalbot]

19. It reduces the number of people who will pay attention

When you have video of a press conference, highlights of that show up on the news, and some of them are carried live.

An audio press conference is never going to be covered live on CNN, and TV producers don't like to use recorded sound without video, so less ends up being shown to the public. Diligent people can read the transcripts, but most people aren't diligent.

[Sunlei]

20. I miss Obama's DAILY press briefings /w great press questions and ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!

These crooks in the WH hide everything from "The People" ---they hate Americas Free Press!

[Jim__]

23. Do you think the WH surreptitously videos these briefings?

I have to believe they do.

I also hope that some reporters also video these - low quality video of course. Video evidence may come in handy some day.

[surrealAmerican]

24. They're going to make radio great again ...

... or something, right?

[HopeAgain]

27. Yes they are bringing radio back...

Along side of clean coal.

[vlyons]

26. They can't look stupid if you can't see them.

nt

[Freethinker65]

28. To show that the WH has the power to do it, and to show that the press is powerless

[Doreen]

29. It is easier to tell if a person is lying when you can see their face.

It is harder to tell if they are lying by voice tone. The only ones that see them are the reporters and it is hard for them to prove they were lying because the facial expressions are not available to the public. I noticed when more people were talking about facial expressions that was when they started to only do voice.

[Quanta]

30. Because the Orange Fool thinks his press team are only 4's or 5's

They can't have cameras on them, because they're ugly.

[kimbutgar]

32. They really need to pull out puppets when replaying these briefings and have the puppets act out

[Thrill]

34. No videos of lies that can be replayed

On the news and election ads

[onecaliberal]

35. They need to stop covering him.

[Skittles]

36. makes it easier for them to lie to their idiotic fans