Dean Reynolds, a CBS News reporter, complains that the Obama campaign isn’t attentive enough to his needs; and offers a veiled threat that “what goes around comes around.” Cry me a river.
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Dean Reynolds, a CBS News reporter, complains that the Obama campaign isn’t attentive enough to his needs; and offers a veiled threat that “what goes around comes around.” Cry me a river.
Yeah, we love journalists so much more than we love politicians, right now.
Quickly – fetch me the nano-violin!
As opposed to other things that he… uh… isn’t good at.
Oh, and talk about choreographed:
Today’s Big Thing for 2008-08-12
It’s cute that the big network reporters still think they’re relevant, particularly to the people that will be making Obama the 44th President.
With the Simpsons on at 6:30, I won’t be watching network news again anytime soon. But I will be reading about 10 different internet newsfeeds during the day.
And one of the complaints was that he (or his producers) like to do live pieces from the scene of the event which, I suppose, requires the reporter to still be at the scene at the time of the broadcast.
Really, how much value is provided to the viewer by having the scene of the event as a backdrop – or really by having the interview be live?
Doug –
It’s tradition – sort of like the “stand near the shore during a hurricane (looking like an idiot)” weather reporting pioneered by Dan Rather.
I am aware of all network broadcast traditions.
Wow, Doug. That’s 15 minutes of my life I’ll never get back after following your link.
It was so stupid…yet I kept clicking the “older posts” link…
I loved the “McCain campaign keeps our area clean for us” part.
I guess the press doesn’t *do* cleaning up after themselves.
I’ve been to the Schereville branch of the Obama campaign twice. It was both clean and stocked with good food and bottled water.
Ah, but those offices are for the volunteers, not the reporters…
Dean Reynolds is the son of the late Frank Reynolds from ABC News. As if. That means. Anything.