Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Jem Bartholomew, 10/19/26
Headline: “What Is a White House Press Secretary For?”
Subhead: “Katie Zacharia was out after five days. Where that leaves the role—and the White House Correspondents’ Association—is uncertain.”
“. . .After a decade of Donald Trump’s breathless, impulsive rhetoric, it can be strange to remember that, not so long ago, the messaging of politicians and presidents was so stage-managed that it sometimes seemed as if the spin doctors were really in charge. The idea of Trump taking advice, let alone direction, from a communications strategist seems faintly absurd. . .”
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