"I was going to start with little recap of the inauguration but I think we’ve covered that pretty well, by the way," Spicer said before moving onto prepared remarks on a numbers of subjects including storm damage, manufacturing and the White House’s plans to expand the media pool.
"As you know, we are all about big viewership and large audiences here, so I want to tell you about an effort that we’re undertaking here, Spicer said as he announced the White House’s plans to establish four "Skype seats" for its regular media briefings to allow news organizations outside of Washington to participate.
"We’re excited to open up into ... the fold here a diverse group of journalists from around the country who may not have the convenience or funding to travel to Washington," Spicer told reporters. "I think this can benefit us all by giving a platform for voices that are not necessarily based here."
Spicer, in his first official press briefing, also broke with custom by not taking his first question from a reporter in the front row of the briefing room, which is reserved for reporters from the two major news agencies: Reuters and the Associated Press and the five majors television networks: ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and CNN.
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