Newsmax gained a designated seat in the White House briefing room along with several conservative news outlets in a new seating chart released on Friday, The Hill reported.
In addition to Newsmax, British newspaper The Daily Mail and Westwood One radio gained seats which they did not hold under the previous seating chart that was approved in 2015.
The seat of liberal-leaning outlet the Daily Beast has been moved back a row, according to the Washington Examiner.
The announcement was made in an email to the White House press corps Friday after a review by the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA). The changes will go into effect July 10.
WHCA president Jeff Mason of Reuters said the group's board weighed a number of considerations in making the changes.
"The board considered multiple criteria during this decision-making process, including regular briefing attendance and commitment to the White House beat — we did not want scarce real estate going unused," Mason stated.
"We also looked at news outlets' audiences, both in terms of reach and in terms of preserving (or in some cases adding) diversity in the briefing room. We took stock of the changing landscape of our industry," he added.
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