President-elect Barack Obama took only six questions at his second press conference since being elected, and shut out reporters from the major TV networks and cable stations.
The exclusion of TV reporters was unusual for press conferences with a president or president-elect. After wire reporters, TV journalists are usually first to get a shot at asking a question.
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But Mr. Obama Monday only called on print reporters, and kept the press conference even briefer than his first, in which he took nine questions.
The outlets that asked questions and the order in which they asked them are below:
The Associated Press
Reuters
Bloomberg News
The Wall Street Journal
USA Today
The Washington Post
Here is the list of question askers from Mr. Obama’s Nov. 7 press conference:
The Associated Press
NBC News
ABC News
CBS News
Reuters
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun-Times
CNN
The New York Times
