Should The Media Boycott White House Media Briefings Probably Not

As an old friend from the Reader said on Facebook the other day, “Good reporters don’t need Sean Spicer.” As another Reader friend added, “I. F. Stone worked without ‘access.’ He relied almost entirely on public documents.”

And here’s the fighting words of CNN: “This is an unacceptable development from the Trump White House. Apparently this is how they retaliate when you report facts they don’t like. We’ll keep reporting regardless.”