Media and the
Branches of Government

Tuesday,
May 05, 2009

11:51 AM

President

Most
major newspapers and TV stations have a reporter assigned to the White House

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:

Wide range of questions = superficiality

Inhibit follow up questions

Rehearsal/Control reporter

Need to cover him in the future, can't annoy him

Prevents candid answers

Every word you say is analyzed

Not controversial

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 Congress

C-SPAN

Makes
it appear boring

And
that people are disinterested

Empty

Turned
Senate into debating society for future presidential candidates

Supreme Court

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

Tuesday,
May 05, 2009

11:51 AM

President

Most
major newspapers and TV stations have a reporter assigned to the White House

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:

Wide range of questions = superficiality

Inhibit follow up questions

Rehearsal/Control reporter

Need to cover him in the future, can't annoy him

Prevents candid answers

Every word you say is analyzed

Not controversial

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 Congress

C-SPAN

Makes
it appear boring

And
that people are disinterested

Empty

Turned
Senate into debating society for future presidential candidates

Supreme Court

Stations
have a court reporter

No
live coverage

No
interviews

Coverage
is the most limited

Public
knows the least