A press gaggle (as distinct from a press conference or press briefing) is an informal press briefing. The term has been used to refer to a briefing by the White House Press Secretary on the record, but disallowing videography. The term can refer to the informal interactions between the press and the press secretary that occur before a videotaped press briefing. [1] During the Biden administration the term has been used to refer to informal contact between the press and President Biden. [2]
A former member of the White House press corps provided the following historical context: [3]
The blog maintained by Newsweek magazine's political reporters is called The Gaggle; on their main page, their definition for "gaggle" when used to refer to the Washington, D.C. press, is "a flock of reporters pecking at a politician." [4]
According to longtime dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas, the term was coined by Dee Dee Myers, the White House Press Secretary in 1993–94 during the Clinton administration.
"Gaggle" was prominently in the news on February 24, 2017. The Trump White House excluded several major news organizations, including CNN, the New York Times and Politico, from a regular press gaggle. Favorable press outlets were not excluded. [6]
Named for the informal kibitzing between White House beat reporters and the press secretary that takes place before the televised briefing, 'The Gaggle' ....
A press gaggle (as distinct from a press conference or press briefing) is an informal press briefing. The term has been used to refer to a briefing by the White House Press Secretary on the record, but disallowing videography. The term can refer to the informal interactions between the press and the press secretary that occur before a videotaped press briefing. [1] During the Biden administration the term has been used to refer to informal contact between the press and President Biden. [2]
A former member of the White House press corps provided the following historical context: [3]
The blog maintained by Newsweek magazine's political reporters is called The Gaggle; on their main page, their definition for "gaggle" when used to refer to the Washington, D.C. press, is "a flock of reporters pecking at a politician." [4]
According to longtime dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas, the term was coined by Dee Dee Myers, the White House Press Secretary in 1993–94 during the Clinton administration.
"Gaggle" was prominently in the news on February 24, 2017. The Trump White House excluded several major news organizations, including CNN, the New York Times and Politico, from a regular press gaggle. Favorable press outlets were not excluded. [6]
Named for the informal kibitzing between White House beat reporters and the press secretary that takes place before the televised briefing, 'The Gaggle' ....