January 28, 2011 Former 'Time' Journalist To Be Obama Press Secretary Edit Delete Tags Autopost President Obama has chosen Jay Carney to replace Robert Gibbs as White House spokesman. Carney is a former Time magazine journalist and is Vice President Joe Biden's communications chief.Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/01/28/133293531/Former-Time-Journalist-To-Be-Obama-Press-Secretary?ft=1&f=1003george w bush nancy pelosi harry reid john mccain al gore