But Mr. McCurry — who says he now regrets his decision to open up daily White House briefings to live television coverage — said the court was wrong to turn down C-Span's request to put cameras in the court so viewers could watch the proceeding later.
We should embrace and expand new storytelling forms, like the morning, evening and live briefings.
Spicer's briefings, broadcast live on C-SPAN, are among the most highly rated programs on daytime TV, beating out "General Hospital" and "The Bold and the Beautiful".
Well, first, I can just imagine the reaction of Michael Ellam, Gordon Brown's softly spoken and modest press secretary, to live lobby briefings, and the suggestion that he or any other civil service spokesman or woman wouldn't have to change their style if they were live on TV.
TckTckTck made space available to bloggers, journalists and NGOs and provided high speed Internet access, live streaming briefings, video editing set-up, drop-in talks by people like Kumi Naidoo, the head of Greenpeace, panels with Naomi Klein, Andrew Revkin and George Monbiot, Happy Hour sponsored by the UN Foundation, and patient, tirelessly helpful support team.
These briefings should be live, with some reporters actually present rather than just by telephone.
When the White House started banning live audio and video coverage of press briefings last month, journalists questioned the commitment to transparency of President Donald Trump's administration.
Guardian News and Media today introduced a new premium membership programme which will offer readers access to live events, expert briefings and exclusive offers with commercial partners.
How to follow what's happening in the European Parliament - plenary sessions live, pre-session briefings, ep newsletter etc.
As news briefings go, it rocked.
