The White House will decide which media outlets participate in the presidential press pool, it announced Tuesday in a break from a century of tradition in which the White House Correspondents’ Association,

The White House said on Tuesday it would decide which media organizations participate in the press pool that covers the president, wresting control away from the group of journalists that has done so for decades.

Focused on reporting the president’s actions and statements, the 13 journalists that make up the press pool can sometimes blend into the background.