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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Obama as Press Critic
New NYT piece reveals the president as private media critic, and yes, he sounds just like--Jay Rosen! Dig this: "Privately and publicly, Mr. Obama has articulated what he sees as two overarching problems: coverage that focuses on political winners and losers rather than substance; and a 'false balance,' in which two opposing sides are given equal weight regardless of the facts." And yes he "dips into" Twitter and blogs, and favors the iPad for reading.
is author of a dozen books (click on covers at right), ;He was the longtime editor of Editor & Publisher. Email: gregmitch34@gmail.com Twitter: @GregMitch
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