The 'Tillerson Is Tired' Meme And Things That Happen In A News Vacuum
The secretary of state didn't cut short his South Korea stay over the weekend, but an information vacuum meant a lot of people thought he did.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's inaugural trip to East Asia was marred by misunderstandings that arguably could have been avoided had Tillerson followed decades-old practice and spoken for himself — to the State Department press corps aboard his plane.
But there was no State Department press corps aboard his plane.
Tillerson had one reporter along — from a conservative-leaning news site who does not cover the State Department. In another break with tradition, the reporter did not offer a pool report
