The Power Of The Press

[lame54]

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/12/06/what-barack-obama-really-thinks-of-the-white-house-press/

"I mentioned that I was in Asia on this trip thinking about the economy, when I sat down for a round of interviews. Not one of them asked me about Asia. Not one of them asked me about the economy. I was asked several times about had I read Sarah Palin's book. (Laughter.) True. But it's an indication of how our political debate doesn't match up with what we need to do and where we need to go."

-- President Obama, quoted by Time, about the American television network correspondents who interviewed him while in Asia.

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Thanks Rupert Murdoch

The Foxification of news is running rampant. It is like a virus.

[rurallib]

2. Rupert plus the media being in few hands

they can shut out real reporters.
What is there now like 6 companies that do news?