{"id":446585,"date":"2022-05-13T21:35:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jen-psakis-final-briefing-is-chaos-simon-ateba-heckles\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T21:35:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:35:31","slug":"jen-psakis-final-briefing-is-chaos-simon-ateba-heckles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jen-psakis-final-briefing-is-chaos-simon-ateba-heckles\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jen Psaki&#8217;s final briefing is chaos, Simon Ateba heckles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1929f03a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c1929f03a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jen-psakis-final-briefing-is-chaos-simon-ateba-heckles\/#%E2%80%9CJen_Psakis_final_briefing_is_chaos_Simon_Ateba_heckles%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Jen Psaki&#8217;s final briefing is chaos, Simon Ateba heckles&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJen_Psakis_final_briefing_is_chaos_Simon_Ateba_heckles%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Jen Psaki&#8217;s final briefing is chaos, Simon Ateba heckles&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki\u2019s final briefing with reporters quickly dissolved into chaos on Friday after one reporter repeatedly heckled over his colleagues, shouting his question about fair access in the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Psaki began to take questions \u2014 and after fighting back tears as she thanked members of the administration and the press corps \u2014 Simon Ateba, the chief White House correspondent for Today <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Africa, was heard yelling from the back of the press briefing room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you take questions from across the room?\u201d Ateba asked as Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller attempted to get things started with a query about the ongoing baby formula shortage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you take questions from across the room? Because that\u2019s not what you\u2019ve done for the past 15 months,\u201d Ateba shouted again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ateba.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Simon Ateba is the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa.\" class=\"wp-image-22261414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ateba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ateba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ateba.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Simon Ateba is the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Simon Ateba\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Psaki was not initially fazed by Ateba\u2019s lack of decorum, however just minutes later, the Today News Africa reporter shouted over his colleagues again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJen, can I ask you a question from the back?\u201d he was heard saying. \u201cJen can I ask you a question from the back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he continued to speak over reporters in the front row attempting to question Psaki, NPR\u2019s Tamara Keith turned around urging Ateba to stop.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-007.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The crowded room during Psaki's final briefing.\" class=\"wp-image-22261415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The room was crowded during Jen Psaki\u2019s final briefing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSimon, please, stop,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ateba did not oblige and continued to shout over other reporters in the room, until Psaki finally turned to him to say, \u201cSimon if you can respect your colleagues and other media and reporters in here, that would be greatly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Psaki has been criticized in the past for strictly sticking to answering questions from reporters in the first few rows of the briefing room, often missing out on questions from outlets such as The Post, the Washington Examiner, Al Jazerra and other foreign media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-008-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Reporters asked Ateba to stop multiple times.\" class=\"wp-image-22261440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-008-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-008-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/psaki-008-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Reporters asked Simon Ateba to stop shouting multiple times.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the raucous protest, Peter Alexander of NBC News said he would voluntarily limit himself to two questions to allow more colleagues to have a turn. Front-row journalists routinely help themselves to a half-down, outraging fellow reporters who can go weeks or months without being called on. <\/p>\n<p>Historically, reporters adhered to an informal norm of limiting exchanges to two questions.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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