Caught on Tape: Obama Adviser Explains How to Control Media

There is nothing here that compares to the last 8 years of press blackout that America has experienced or the draconian restrictions that the press were eager enough to give way to during that time.

Information blackouts on character and professional histories related to the President and Vice President, permissibl­e/allowabl­e questions provided for reporters before speeches and interviews, restricted coverage exclusively for favored imbedded reporters in Iraq, bans on photographs of so much as a flag draped coffin returning to the states, and networks cancelling "regular"programs and shows found to be questioning policy or leadership (Bill Maher's "Politically Incorrect", for one).

It is necessary for any administration to develop a policy for themselves on how to interact with the press, especially with the wings of the press that regardless of leadership would care to paint a negative image of that administration. But developing a policy towards interacting with the press is far different than what preceded the Obama administration. It hasn't been until recently that journalism in America has even begun to once again address that their purpose is to inform and report to the people with out restraint.
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