Every day the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman in the UK meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. In the USA, the President's Press Secretary briefs the Whitehouse Press Corps on topics of the day and answers questions, and at the UN, it's the Spokesperson for the Secretary General.
They may talk about similar issues, and say they agree, but is the detail of what the spokesmen say actually matching the headlines.
Other countries
If you're interested in providing data for other countries, drop me an email — s@msmith.net. We make available the data for the UK, US and UN
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