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Reid Ducks the Media as 2010 Fight Looms

Majority leader hopes
to cut down on gaffes with fewer press talks

Oct 15, 09 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reporters are used to getting a press conference from Harry Reid every Thursday, but since the August recess he’s been canceling them, opting instead to get the message out in more controlled environments like Senate floor speeches. A spokesman says Reid’s not intentionally hiding out, but analysts tell... More »

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media • Harry Reid • press conference • gaffe • 2010 election

 Vick Vows He 
 'Won't Disappoint' 

QB: 'I'm glad to have a second chance'

Aug 14, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick says he “won’t disappoint” as a player for of the Eagles, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “I’m glad to have an opportunity at a second chance,” said the convicted felon and newly signed quarterback. He said at a press conference today he had... More »

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NFL • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • football • press conference • dogfighting • Philadelphia Eagles • federal prison • quarterback

Networks Complain About Obama Hour

Broadcasters say 'overexposed' prez wastes valuable time

Aug 3, 09 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Networks are not happy about the primetime hour that President Obama's July 22 news conference took up, reports Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post. Rahm Emanuel called the top brass at all three networks to ensure they carried the event. The networks both resent the pressure and complain that... More »

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Bush administration • television • Barack Obama • NBC • CBS • ABC • press conference • Rahm Emanuel • health care reform • network television • George W. Bush • television news • Obama administration • President Obama • prime time

Analysis

 Obama TV Has 
 Become a Snore 


Jul 29, 09 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Say what you want about President Nixon, but at least his press conferences were entertaining. “It was the Colosseum, and everybody’s thumb was down,” recalls staffer Pat Buchanan. “It was something worth watching.” The same can’t be said of President Obama’s all-too-frequent appearances.... More »

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Barack Obama • media • Richard Nixon • press conference • Pat Buchanan • political strategy • President Obama

OPINION Roundup


 Obama 
 Presser 
 Didn't Seal 
 the Deal 


Jul 23, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama took over the network airways for an hour last night, but pundits doubt the dull press conference will move the needle on health care. Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Obama blew his chance to turn the conversation around, writes Mike Madden of Salon. “If you'd
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health care • Barack Obama • press conference • health care reform

(Newser) - Barack Obama maintained his trademark cool at last night's press conference, but he seemed back in campaign mode as he offered "well-honed arguments and sound bites" in favor of health care reform, writes Jane Sasseen of BusinessWeek. The president did a good job selling his plan, but he... More »

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Barack Obama • media • health care costs • press conference • health care reform • Obama administration • White House press corps

(AP) - President Obama kept to his expected themes in his prime-time news conference tonight, emphasizing that his health care reform is not "about me" and tailoring part of his pitch to Americans already covered. “If you already have health insurance, the reform we’re proposing will provide you with... More »

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health care • press conference • health care reform • President Obama

(Newser) - By now, we’ve gotten a pretty good look at the White House’s PR playbook, and as you may have noticed, Barack Obama gets the ball a lot. The president is everywhere, Politico reports. He’s given more interviews than any other recent president had at this point in... More »

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Barack Obama • media • press conference • public relations • town hall meeting • network television • approval ratings

 Boyle Bumps Obama Presser 


Jul 22, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle may have lost in the final of Britain's Got Talent, but the Scottish spinster prevailed in an even bigger battle—with Barack Obama. When the White House told TV networks it was scheduling the president's news conference for 9pm Eastern time, NBC refused on the grounds that it... More »

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Barack Obama • press conference • primetime TV • network television • public schedules • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • America's Got Talent

(Newser) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted today that he has been having an affair with an Argentine woman, Politico reports. “I’ve been unfaithful to be my wife,” the Republican said at a teary and rambling news conference in which he explained his mysterious absence. “It began... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • press conference • vacation • governor • Buenos Aires • Republican Governors Association • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Appalachian Trail

opinion

Bloggers Differ on Merits
of HuffPo Question


Jun 23, 09 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Calderone of Politico suggests that the Huffington Post and the White House got a little too cozy today before President Obama's press conference. "In what appeared to be a coordinated exchange," Obama called on HuffPo reporter Nico Pitney for a question on Iran, and he seemed to... More »

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Iran • press conference • Huffington Post • President Obama • White House press corps • Nico Pitney

(Newser) - The CIA debacle engulfing Nancy Pelosi stems from two key mistakes on the part of the House speaker, Jay Newton-Small writes in Time. Pelosi’s dangerous belief that media training is “a waste of her time” was demonstrated when she walked away from her own press conference on the... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • CIA • torture • House of Representatives • press conference • speaker of the House • Obama administration • President Obama • enhanced interrogation techniques • Dennis Cardoza • John Spratt

Anonymous Briefings Rile White House Press Corps

Members considering staging protest

May 10, 09 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House press corps is fed up with background briefings given by “senior administration officials” whose names can’t be revealed, and journalists are considering a protest, Politico reports. An AP reporter has urged the press to team up against such briefings. But frustrated reporters are still attending... More »

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media • press conference • anonymous • Obama administration • White House press corps

OPINION

'Enchanted'? Twitterverse Pounces

NYT journo's query on Obama's feelings 'genius,' 'navel-gazing'

Apr 30, 09 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - One question from last night’s presidential press conference has pundits and Twitterers buzzing: A reporter asked President Obama what “surprised,” “troubled,” “enchanted,” and “humbled” him about the office. “I thought the Miss USA Pageant was *last* week,” read one Tweet... More »

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media • press conference • pundits • Twitter • Jeff Zeleny • question and answer • President Obama

ANALYSIS

No-Shock Barack Aces
Day 100 Presser

From swine flu to torture, Obama stayed focused and calm

Apr 30, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's 100th-day press conference last night was a "schizophrenic affair," writes Mike Madden in Salon, with the president fielding questions on everything from swine flu to torture to the intricacies of running a profitable car company. On every issue, Obama stuck to the "loose, easy... More »

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Barack Obama • press conference • President • 100 days

updated

 Obama: 
 Waterboarding Is Torture 


Apr 29, 09 9:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama said tonight that waterboarding and harsh interrogation techniques may have yielded useful information, but he said "we could have gotten this information in other ways—in ways that are consistent with our values," Politico reports. The techniques—"I do believe that it is torture,"... More »

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torture • press conference • waterboarding • harsh interrogation • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Obama Blanked Top Papers But Took Tough Questions

But president endured tougher questioning than last conference

Mar 25, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama bypassed reporters from the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and other major papers last night, instead taking questions from Spanish-language TV station Univision and military newspaper Stars and Stripes. Yet the president faced tougher questions than at his first press conference, often in the... More »

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Barack Obama • New York Times • Washington Post • Wall Street Journal • Univision • press conference • CNN • Obama administration • President Obama • prime time

ANALYSIS

'Professor in Chief' Stern on Recovery

Hammers budget as
key to turnaround in prime-time presser

Mar 25, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's prime-time news conference showed Barack Obama at his most serious; tempering his trademark oratorical skills, he became a "placid and unsmiling professor in chief," write Peter Baker and Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. After the frenzy of the previous week, the president went out... More »

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Barack Obama • president • press conference • AIG • economy • prime time

(Newser) - President Obama and PM Stephen Harper today announced an environmental partnership between the US and Canada, the Globe and Mail reports. Harper spoke of a “clean energy dialogue” between top officials to “collaborate on the development of clean energy science and technology.” Said Obama, who was... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • Canada • United States • press conference • NAFTA • Stephen Harper • prime minister • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Once-Genial Obama Comes Out Swinging

At first presser, president paints critics as behind the times

Feb 10, 09 6:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama began his presidency with major overtures to Republicans, inviting three into his Cabinet and knocking back beer with House and Senate minority leaders at the White House. But yesterday he was in fighting mode, blasting opponents of the stimulus package as discredited and out of touch. Three weeks... More »

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Barack Obama • press conference • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama

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