Obama Calls on Women Only at News Conference

WASHINGTON (AP) – What was missing from President Barack Obama’s year-end news conference? Male questioners.

Obama called on eight White House correspondents during the 52 minutes he spent in the White House briefing room.

All were female. None represented TV news organizations.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest says that, as the president’s aides began drawing up the list of questioners, they realized the “unique opportunity” to highlight female journalists who do the hard work of covering the president on a daily basis.

Obama rarely calls on reporters at random. Aides give him a list of names after deciding which reporters will get to ask a question.

Obama called on reporters from Politico, Bloomberg BNA, The Associated Press, McClatchy, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and American Urban Radio Networks.

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