The Washington Post ombudsman this week drew attention to the confusion some readers experience regarding Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing," which is not actually written by someone officially covering the White House. Actual White House reporters were said to grumble as well, fretting that Froomkin's left-of-center snark lost them points in the media-sensitive Bush administration; they're already working out from under what's known as the "Milbank deficit." In today's WashingtonPost.com chat, credentialed WP WH correspondent Peter Baker put things in perspective:
White House Briefing Briefed
White House Briefing Briefed
White House Briefing Briefed
The Washington Post ombudsman this week drew attention to the confusion some readers experience regarding Dan Froomkin's "White House Briefing," which is not actually written by someone officially covering the White House. Actual White House reporters were said to grumble as well, fretting that Froomkin's left-of-center snark lost them points in the media-sensitive Bush administration; they're already working out from under what's known as the "Milbank deficit." In today's WashingtonPost.com chat, credentialed WP WH correspondent Peter Baker put things in perspective: