The WHCA said that the White House would be trying to punish outlets it doesn't like by taking control of the seating chart for the briefing room.

So the ability to cover the White House is part of the metrics.” Legacy outlets will reportedly still have a place in the briefing room, but some may experience what Axios describes as diminished visibility,

But if a White House’s goal instead is to receive ‘favorable coverage’ through easy questions, the American people lose out,’ the WHCA board wrote on Monday