The impression I'm getting from news media folks on social networking (a small handful of whom would recognize me if I walked up to them, but many who wouldn't) is that we're so far down that admitting that an interview was granted only on certain conditions is a step up. Rumor has been that he has been making it a condition of most of his interviews that he not be asked about the Democratic attack line of the day, and some stations have been giving in because their executives see it as a potential ratings bonanza. (And we don't hear about the stations that say no.)
Romney's people seem to be terrified of any arm of the news media that they know won't be throwing softballs. Apparently, he was instructed only to call on foreign reporters when he did his tour of Europe with its multiple press conferences, and there were a instances in the primaries of Romney and at least some of the other candidates kicking reporters out of events after they had done stories that the campaign didn't like. I don't know if it's still true, but I remember hearing a claim a few weeks back that he had more appearances on Fox News than he had on all of the other national news outlets combined. -- David J. Lynch [email protected] -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
