Woops so who 'blabbed' ??

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by New York Times

The White House is usually quite good at keeping a muzzle on the media after one of its off-the-record sessions with President Obama and senior members of his administration.
But not this week.

A group of black bloggers and journalists from outlets like Essence and BET were invited to the White House on Monday for a half-day of policy briefings by the president’s advisers. The White House provided the journalists with an agenda that spelled out the ground rules: the first half of their briefings was to be on background, meaning they could report any information they learned but not attribute it to any specific official; the second half was off the record entirely.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...cord-for-long/

This and the comment the other day "They are relying on the black vote to stay home" really has me shaking my head.

A great uniter?

[CCIP]

"Off the record" briefings by the government (who are supposed to be accountable to the public by default and at all times) have got to be the stupidest idea ever. The leak serves them right.

[TLAM Strike]

If its "Off the record" why tell a f-ing journalist!

That's like telling a crack addict where to get the cheapest drugs but then telling them not to go there its only for you!

[Takeda Shingen]

Presidential administrations have been dictating what is on and what is off the record, as well as regulating quoted sources for decades. The administrations of Bush 43, Bush 41, Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Ford, Nixon (clearly) and even Ronald of Tampico have done this.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Presidential administrations have been dictating what is on and what is off the record, as well as regulating quoted sources for decades. The administrations of Bush 43, Bush 41, Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Ford, Nixon (clearly) and even Ronald of Tampico have done this.

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

The Bush administration frequently catered to FOX News. Par for the course in the modern political media.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

They called meetings with splinter fragments of the media to give them marching orders too?

Fox News commentators used talking points supplied by the Bush administration, so yes, that's exactly right. If you think that White House management of the media is anything new, you're mistaken.

[August]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Presidential administrations have been dictating what is on and what is off the record, as well as regulating quoted sources for decades. The administrations of Bush 43, Bush 41, Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Ford, Nixon (clearly) and even Ronald of Tampico have done this.

Any of them ever dictate it based on the reporters skin color?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

Any of them ever dictate it based on the reporters skin color?

Doesn't matter. Media management is media management, be it the black media, the Jewish media, the internet media or the (insert group here) media.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by August

Any of them ever dictate it based on the reporters skin color?

Yes. Presidential administrations cater to the press of specific ethnic backgrounds all the time. Now that the left is in power, the right is suddenly rife with righteous indignation; an inversion of the action from several years ago. It is as if, despite the fact that they do the same things, each side so fervently believes themselves to be morally superior.

[SteamWake]

Be all that as it may it is very intriging to see the left turn upon itself.

No there is something quite different here.

Be all that as it may it is very intriging to see the left turn upon itself.

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[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Be all that as it may it is very intriging to see the left turn upon itself.

No there is something quite different here.

There's never anything new or different in politics. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss; so it has been, so it shall ever be. And the band played on.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

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tldr?

“We essentially told the White House that we are not willing to be ‘pimped,’” the blog said. “Oh, we used better articulation, but it was direct and could not be taken out of context, misunderstood or ignored.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss;

So how do we tell who is who?