
Article in the Daily Dot by Mikael Thalen, 4/29/25
Headline: ” Trump’s first ‘new media’ briefing hosts influencer who spent 7 days convinced the moon had disappeared”
Subhead: ” ‘Has anyone seen the moon lately? I’ve been looking for 7 days.’ “
“A conservative influencer who was convinced last year that the moon had disappeared attended a press briefing on Monday held at the White House.
“Kambree Nelson, an ambassador for the American First Policy Institute, was one of several individuals permitted to join a special briefing reserved solely for members of the ‘new media.’
“ ‘This is our first official influencer briefing,’ White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced at the press conference’s start. ‘Millions of Americans are now turning to social media and independent media outlets . . .”
“Nelson, who boasts more than 625,000 followers on X, was immediately ridiculed for her performance, asking Leavitt to tell her what questions she should ask the administration.
“Yet among all the members of the new media invited to the White House, a collection of independent journalists who all support President Donald Trump, Nelson is receiving extra attention given her outlandish beliefs and fears. . .”
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/kambree-nelson-moon-white-house-press-briefing/
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Article in Mediaite by Ahmad Austin Jr., 4/28/25
Headline: ” ‘New Media’ Reporter Straight Up Asks Karoline Leavitt to Tell Her What to Cover: ‘What Direction Do You Advise Me to Go In?’ “
“During the new media briefing, American First Policy Institute ambassador Kambree Nelson first bashed traditional media outlets for their coverage of the president — before asking Leavitt to give her marching orders.
“ ‘I’ve noticed — this is kind of like a repeat of 2016 — the legacy media has gone back to not reporting anything on President Trump,’ Nelson said. ‘In the beginning, we had them reporting everything that he was doing. Now, they’re kind of going back, again, to not reporting everything that he is actually doing.
“ ‘I’m kind of the nerd when it comes to reporting. I’m not the headline news girl. I’m the nuts-and-bolts, I’m the policy-type nerd; so what direction do you advise me to go into? Like the White House files that y’all send out every single day? Because that’s what people are used to. When they wanna ask me questions, they wanna know the nuts and bolts of everything.’ . . .”
https://www.mediaite.com/news/new-media-reporter-straight-up-asks-karoline-leavitt-to-tell-her-what-to-cover-what-direction-do-you-advise-me-to-go-in/
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Article in Media Matters by Pete Psipis & Reed McMaster, 4/24/25
Headline: “By the numbers: As Trump snubs legacy media, data shows his press briefings elevate right-wing outlets”
“A Media Matters review of White House press briefings held so far in President Donald Trump’s second administration found that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called on right-wing media outlets 41% of the time, and 4 of the 5 reporters called on most were from right-wing outlets.
“The press briefings now include a ‘new media’ seat which the White House has used to amplify more right-wing voices. While the White House attacks traditional press freedoms, the press briefings are now littered with biased questions from the administration’s most staunch supporters. . .”
https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/numbers-trump-snubs-legacy-media-data-shows-his-press-briefings-elevate-right-wing