Meanwhile I am left perplexed by the notion that Cabinet Office civil servants who are perfectly capable of writing succinct and focussed briefings would apparently prefer to be perceived publicly as if they were part of a Dickensian Circumlocution Office.
Focusing these briefings on Iran's specific illicit conduct is important for another reason.
The briefings focused largely on the Web site's appearance and ease of use, rather than the software powering the site.
But a senior administration official noted that the vast majority of intelligence that made it into Mr. Obama's daily intelligence briefings focused on potential threats, from Al Qaeda plots to Iran's nuclear program.
The addition of Wilson signals an expansion into congressional coverage for Morning Consult, which claims to reach 150,000 politics and policy insiders through email briefings focused on health, energy, finance and tech.
Mrs. Clinton lobbied lawmakers last week during closed-door briefings that focused on the tumult across the region, including the attack at the American diplomatic mission in Libya that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
But in recent years, the itinerary and briefings have focused on Iran, doubtless all the more so this August, as a battle rages over the future of the Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action, as the nuclear deal is called.
However, Fournier said news organizations would be wise to free up their best reporters' time by keeping them out of the briefings and focused on digging into the administration.
President-elect Trump has been focusing on policy briefings, phone conversations with world leaders, and on deciding whom he will appoint to his cabinet.
Recent statements on the campaign trail, and barbed accusations by both candidates about their opponent's ability to handle classified information, have focused attention on the intelligence briefings and raised questions about how much, or how little, the spies will share with the candidates.
