Fox News has landed a coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room, taking a position left open by the Associated Press’s move to Helen Thomas’s former seat. Fox beat out Bloomberg and NPR in a White House Correspondents Association review process:

“It was a very difficult decision,” the White House Correspondents’ Association said in a statement. “The board received requests from Bloomberg and NPR in addition to Fox for relocation to the front row and felt all three made compelling cases. But the board ultimately was persuaded by Fox’s length of service and commitment to the White House television pool.”
Fox News’ vice president of news and Washington managing editor Bill Sammon said in a statement: “We are pleased with the decision of the White House Correspondents’ Association and look forward to working with our colleagues in the front row and the rest of the James S. Brady briefing room.”

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