Less than a month into the Trump administration, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, has upended some of the longstanding traditions surrounding the nearly daily press conference with Washington reporters. They would give the first question to The Associated Press (after decades of starting with Helen Thomas, long known as the dean of the White House press corps). The first briefing question of Mr. Spicer’s tenure went to a New York Post reporter who wrote a book that was critical of Bill and Hillary Clinton. LifeZette, a website founded by the radio host Laura Ingraham, was first in the second briefing. Stephen Crowley/The New York TimesMr. Spicer routinely reaches out to foreign news media (though so far not for the first question).

Source: New York Times February 11, 2017 10:00 UTC