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An empty podium is seen as an off-camera briefing is held with a small group of reporters and White House press secretary Sean Spicer instead of the normal on-camera briefing at the White House on Feb. 24, 2017, in Washington.
Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer excluded several major news outlets, including the New York Times and CNN, from an untelevised media briefing on Friday, hours after President Donald Trump assailed coverage of his administration.
The White House invited members of the press pool to attend the briefing, including representatives from the Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg News, Agence France-Presse and Hearst, which is serving as the daily representative for newspaper outlets. The White House then handpicked additional outlets to participate, including NBC News, CBS News and ABC News -- as well as conservative outlets like the Washington Times, America One and Breitbart News Network.