Fox News Given Front Row Seat in White House Press Briefing Room

So, remember the other day when I wrote about Fox News and NPR both actively vying for the front row center seat in the White House press briefing room? Well, the announcement of who would get that very important, best seat in the room took place yesterday.

Much to the surprise of practically anyone familiar with both Fox News and NPR, Fox News was given the seat recently vacated by veteran journalist Helen Thomas. The decision, made by the White House Correspondents Association, was unanimous, and Fox News will now join popular broadcast networks and CNN up front. The WHCA stated that its decision to move Fox News to the front seat was due to their length of service and commitment to the White House television pool.

Fox News moving to the front of the room will make room for The Financial Times, who previously did not have a regular seat, along with the foreign press pool, but U.S. News & World Report lost its seat in the process. Politico and American Urban Radio Networks moved up to the third row in the briefing room, and The Washington Times will be moved to the fourth row.

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About the Author: Holly Ord

In addition to being the Founder and Editor of Woman Tribune, Holly Ord is a freelance writer, web designer and developer, feminist activist and blogger, and hopeless video game addict. She lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been blogging on liberal politics and gender equality on her personal website, Menstrual Poetry since 2007.

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