Dead Drop: November 30

THE WHITE HOUSE MAKES ITS OWN ‘NAUGHTY’ LIST: The White House launched a new page on the official White House website on Friday, calling out what it describes as media “offenders” - both by outlet and by the name of the reporter(s) - that they say have gotten the details around stories wrong. In addition to highlighting an “Offender of the Week”, they also offer an “Offender Hall of Shame” and an animated “Leaderboard” of declared offenders. If that’s not enough to scare the boots off of Santa, avid readers can also sign up for “Offender” email alerts. Who does the White House list atop the ‘Leadersboard’? Here’s a clue: It looks like Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post Jeff Bezos might be getting a stocking full of coal from the White House Santa this year. While President Trump has not been shy about calling out reporters for asking questions he doesn’t like, this takes it to a whole new level.

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