— @realDonaldTrumpIf Trump's hot-and-cold appraisals of the so-called Grey Lady sound confusing, try cracking his communications strategy in the first two weeks of his post-election transition to the White House. Trump's team is able to control the media now more than ever, while reporters have no official events on his schedule to cover. This wielding of social media channels is putting mainstream media players in a bind, says Mike McCurry, the former White House press secretary for Bill Clinton. Restricting traditional devices such as press briefings and access for a pool of journalists flashes "danger signs" for David Karpf. Former president Bill Clinton's White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry answers reporters in a 1995 file photo.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 09:56 UTC