Sites Holmquist trys, and often fails, to go no more than a couple of days without visiting (some of which Holmquist regularly swipes links from without attribution)
"Over the past several years, the Bush administration has learned that it can engage the press in an adversarial way, and the public won't mind. It's yet another step in managed news," says Tom Hollihan, another journalism expert at USC's Annenberg School.
These include screening the people who attend meetings that appear to have a town-hall format, and bypassing the national media to go directly to local media where, he says, "there are more softball questions."
THE PRESIDENT: A face made for radio, I might add.
Q Thank you. My mother appreciates it. (Laughter.) You offer a long list of things you expect Syrian leaders to do. What are the consequences if they don't do those things?
THE PRESIDENT: The idea is to continue to work with the world to remind Syria it's not in their interest to be isolated.
Mark.
Q Mr. President, if I could go back to Social Security...
Bush didn't answer the question and none of the liberal media hacks that are so rough on Bush pointed this out to the king.
An administration that exploits and manipulates the public, a media that won't stand up for its self (and thus, intentionally or not, helps the administration) and a public that gives no signs of caring is what's here in terms of media dynamics. Well the situation is far complex, but all of that is true... posted by micah holmquist at 2/17/2005 01:08:00 PM
