Video: New White House press secretary Josh Earnest steps away from the podium and sits down with Brian Stelter to talk about his new role.
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· About evolving White House press strategy
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CNN.com story about the interview:
Press groups, prominent journalists and administration critics have all accused President Barack Obama of failing to live up to his commitment to have the "most transparent administration in history." To some, that pledge is now a punch line. But the commitment endures, newly appointed White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in an interview on CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday.
Earnest, who was a deputy press secretary before his promotion in June, cited "a number of steps that we've taken to give people greater insight into what's happening at the White House."
There is built-in tension in the relationship between the president and the press, Earnest said: "If there's ever a day when the White House press corps sits back and says, 'You know, we're getting all the information that we need from the White House Press Office,' then everybody in the White House press corps would not be doing their jobs, right?"
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Correction from Brian: the final photo I mentioned in this segment, of President Obama's meeting with Texas governor Rick Perry and other officials, was not taken aboard Air Force One; it was taken at Dallas Love Field. I'm sorry for the error.
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In this Web exclusive video clip, Brian Stelter asks new White House press secretary Josh Earnest what he has learned from his predecessors.
In this Web exclusive video clip, new White House press secretary Josh Earnest talks with Brian Stelter about how White House media strategy is evolving.