White House Bars Major News Outlets From Gaggle

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By LYNN ELBER Associated PressNews organizations including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and Politico were blocked from joining an informal, on the record White House press briefing on Friday. The Associated Press chose not to participate in the gaggle following the move by White House press secretary Sean Spicer. "The AP believes the public should have as much access to the president as possible," Lauren Easton, the AP's director of media relations, said in a statement. Several news organizations were allowed in, including the conservative website Breitbart News.Read more on NewsOK.com

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