> In this context, the effective discontinuation of the White House press conference was inevitable. For better or worse, the president talks directly, unfilter

> In this context, the effective discontinuation of the White House press conference was inevitable. For better or worse, the president talks directly, unfiltered, to everyone. That's the real doomsday machine if put into the wrong hands. Interestingly, that shift seems to have happened everywhere, not just in politics. Many companies have also realised that they don't need to go through the media/journalists any more, and started advertising directly to their customers/users/fans too. Wonder if there's a term for that sort of social shift?