A stacked column chart showing the size of new media outlets in the White House in-town press pool between the week of August 4, 2025 and the week of May 4, 2026. From August to December 2025, there were on average 1.3 new media outlets with under 10 employees on average in the pool. In 2026, that jumped to 2.2 outlets with under 10 employees. The highest number was five, during the week of April 27.