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Media and the Branches of Government

Tue= sday, May 05, 2009

11:= 51 AM

President

Most major newspapers and TV stations have a reporter assigned to the White Hous= e

Reporter meets with press secretary in the morning

 

Press Secretary always in hot seat

Depends on openness of the president

Reporters not as polite with press sectary

 

Reporters travel with the president

Get to know him very well

No other nation brings the press that close in

But you hear everything

IE: the dog Bo

 

Goes on TV during evening press conferences

Networks can choose to cover it

Do not occur frequently (1-2/month a lot)

 

Some guy's critiscm:

  1. Wide range of questions =3D superficiality
  2. Inhibit follow up quest= ions
  3. Rehearsal/Control repor= ter
    1. Need to cover him in the future, can't annoy him
  1. Prevents candid answers
    1. Every word you say is analyzed
    2. Not controversial
  1. Can call on friendly reporters

 

Some presidents like communicating

Bush did not

He did not like answering questions

Knew reporters well

 

Uses internet to raise $$ and gain followers

Obama very good at

 

Coverage of Co= ngress

C-SPAN

Makes it appear boring

And that people are disinterested

Empty

Turned Senate into debating society for future presidential candidates

 

Supreme Court<= /p>

Stations have a court reporter

No live coverage

No interviews

 

Coverage is the most limited

Public knows the least

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Media and the Branches of Government

Tue= sday, May 05, 2009

11:= 51 AM

President

Most major newspapers and TV stations have a reporter assigned to the White Hous= e

Reporter meets with press secretary in the morning

 

Press Secretary always in hot seat

Depends on openness of the president

Reporters not as polite with press sectary

 

Reporters travel with the president

Get to know him very well

No other nation brings the press that close in

But you hear everything

IE: the dog Bo

 

Goes on TV during evening press conferences

Networks can choose to cover it

Do not occur frequently (1-2/month a lot)

 

Some guy's critiscm:

  1. Wide range of questions =3D superficiality
  2. Inhibit follow up quest= ions
  3. Rehearsal/Control repor= ter
    1. Need to cover him in the future, can't annoy him
  1. Prevents candid answers
    1. Every word you say is analyzed
    2. Not controversial
  1. Can call on friendly reporters

 

Some presidents like communicating

Bush did not

He did not like answering questions

Knew reporters well

 

Uses internet to raise $$ and gain followers

Obama very good at

 

Coverage of Co= ngress

C-SPAN

Makes it appear boring

And that people are disinterested

Empty

Turned Senate into debating society for future presidential candidates

 

Supreme Court<= /p>

Stations have a court reporter

No live coverage

No interviews

 

Coverage is the most limited

Public knows the least