Don't be an elitist. That's not you.They shouldn’t be allowed on these briefings.
They either ask questions on exactly what has just been said in the briefing, ask questions that have no answer yet, ask questions on pure speculation, or silly questions that don’t have anything to do with what needs asking.
The press should be given a different slot in the day, away from these briefings.
Politicians and scientists should be challenged, and most scientists would expect to be challenged.
The problem with modern-day journalists is that they don't hold authority to account and instead become an adjunct of it, and promote one wing or another.