Let's see if this one grows legs.
Yesterday Sean Quinn at 538 posted a terrific piece breaking down the game of musical chairs that seats the members of the White House Press Corps in Robert Gibb's briefing room. He looks at seats that may become vulnerable in future months and also at the apparent "process" by which each news organization is seated. He also provided this handy seating chart for those interested in who has the ability nowadays to ask the big questions of our government.
Today, Al Giordano gets in on the action,
calling for more access for "new media" journos and looking at who exactly is on the 9-member WHCA who sets the seating charts and what they have to gain in making those assignments. Money quote from AG:
The obviously better solution would be to assign seats on a rotating basis, assuring that all media, big and small, corporate and independent, get regular shots at being able to ask questions from the front rows. The public would certainly get a wider range of issues and matters attended to that way.
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