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Candidates need to cooperate with the media
Freesia Singngam
Issue date: 9/8/08 Section: Commentary
"Fox News, fathered by former Republican strategist Roger Ailes, was born as a response to this perception," NewsBlues reported.
Palin, who lately has been scrutinized by the media, took a jibe at the media in her speech at the Republican National Convention.
"I've learned quickly, these past few days, that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone," Palin said.
When watching or reading interviews and reports on Palin, this isn't always the case. Interviews printed verbatim, like the CNN one, have shown that reporters and anchors do ask reasonable questions.
While it may seem to Republicans that the media is against them, their best defense is to answer the pressing questions. Canceling interviews, especially canceling ones with Larry King, who the Wall Street Journal called "one of the gentlest and highest-viewed interviewers in television news," only hurts politicians and puts them in a bad light.
Yes, Palin has been under constant scrutiny, with stories spinning about her teenage daughter's pregnancy and her political decisions, but the American people want and need to know everything about her because if McCain wins the election, Palin is just a heartbeat away from the presidency.
The media is the only venue most people have to aquire information about candidates like Palin. If a biased media outlet brings a politician with an opposing view in for an interview, that politician has the opportunity to defend his or her views. If these candidates keep refusing interviews and attacking the media, the people won't have much to base their vote on, which is a very frightening thought.
Palin, who lately has been scrutinized by the media, took a jibe at the media in her speech at the Republican National Convention.
"I've learned quickly, these past few days, that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone," Palin said.
When watching or reading interviews and reports on Palin, this isn't always the case. Interviews printed verbatim, like the CNN one, have shown that reporters and anchors do ask reasonable questions.
While it may seem to Republicans that the media is against them, their best defense is to answer the pressing questions. Canceling interviews, especially canceling ones with Larry King, who the Wall Street Journal called "one of the gentlest and highest-viewed interviewers in television news," only hurts politicians and puts them in a bad light.
Yes, Palin has been under constant scrutiny, with stories spinning about her teenage daughter's pregnancy and her political decisions, but the American people want and need to know everything about her because if McCain wins the election, Palin is just a heartbeat away from the presidency.
The media is the only venue most people have to aquire information about candidates like Palin. If a biased media outlet brings a politician with an opposing view in for an interview, that politician has the opportunity to defend his or her views. If these candidates keep refusing interviews and attacking the media, the people won't have much to base their vote on, which is a very frightening thought.
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