(And Psaki was kind in return.) Doocy told Psaki, “You’ve always been a good sport. Even her frequent foe in the White House briefing room - Fox News’ Peter Doocy - had kind words for her when she announced she was leaving the post. Psaki was consistently prepared, effective in communicating for the president and, even when sparring with media members, always respectful.

(McEnany’s daily pokes at Democrats and the media now fit right in at Fox News.) Psaki was certainly a welcome change from her immediate predecessor, Kayleigh McEnany, who goes down as one of the most incompetent press secretaries ever. In “I’ll Take Your Questions Now,” Grisham wrote she never held an official press conference: “I knew that sooner or later the president would want me to tell the public something that was not true or that would make me sound like a lunatic.” Stephanie Grisham, a White House press secretary under Trump, even wrote a book about how dysfunctional it was to work as press secretary in Trump’s White House. Psaki has restored honor, dignity and class to the White House briefing room after four years of Donald Trump press secretaries, who seemed more interested in picking fights and criticizing the media than effectively communicating that administration’s policies and agenda. Even when Chris Wallace was at Fox News, a frequent critic of the current administration, he called Psaki one of the best ever. Psaki will go down as one of the best to ever hold the title of White House press secretary. This is Jen Psaki’s final week as White House press secretary, so today is a good day to offer up a few from-afar thoughts on her tenure. Now onto the latest media news, notes and notable journalism. Just a note, there will be no Poynter Report on Friday.

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