Some interesting exchanges and provocative observations arise from
these interviews with nine prominent broadcast journalists and one
politician about presidential campaigns. Although numerous issues
surface, freelance journalist Cunningham notes that the question of
character - and the capacity of television to illuminate it -
resonates most powerfully with her interviewees. Public
television's Robert MacNeil, for example, observes that Dan
Rather's famous on-air battle with George Bush in 1988 allowed the
candidate to shed his image as a wimp. Conversely, Dave Sirulnick,
director of MTV News, observes that in Bush's 1992 appearance with
MTV's youthful Tabitha Soren, he "looked like someone's father
'scolding' his young teenage daughter." In a different take on the
character issue, MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour essayist Roger Rosenblatt
suggests that Bill Clinton's stance on capital punishment and flag
burning better illuminate his character than the Gennifer Flowers
scandal. More trenchant is Linda Ellerbee, late of ABC, who rues
that the press protects those in power by not reporting on their
failings and vehemently denies charges of the media's liberal bias:
"The national press is centrist if it's anything." By contrast,
ABC's Jeff Greenfield reflects that TV news is hardly all-powerful,
noting that reporting on Reagan's gaffes did not lessen his public
support. Former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the
subject of much media scrutiny, observes that questions about
character should concentrate less on personal behavior and more on
how candidates feel about "moral issues" like feeding the hungry.
Cunningham concludes with a brief epilogue, noting that criticism
of the media can and should help improve coverage. A small
potpourri, but with more substance than most in this format.
(Kirkus Reviews)
Talking Politics presents the opinions of some of America's leading
broadcasters and political commentators on the tension-fraught
relationship between politics and the media. In a series of
personal, frank, and in-depth interviews, Tom Brokaw, Larry King,
Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and others talk about
the extraordinarily influential, sometimes volatile, relationship
between journalists and political figures. Providing a window onto
political campaigns and governance, political analysts,
journalists, and media figures address issues such as: * When does
a tabloid story become news, worthy of the attention of the serious
media * Can a talk show really give us a closer look at a candidate
or is that closeness an illusion? * When can voters trust candidate
images presented on TV-network news, talk shows, or otherwise? In
an age when the media has become as much a topic as the politicians
it covers. Talking Politics will be fascinating reading for all who
follow politics. Talking Politics gives us an inside view of the
relationship between journalists and candidates, one that shapes
the way most Americans choose their president. In a series of
personal and in-depth interviews, some of America's top
broadcasters and political commentators talk about the
extraordinarily influential relationship between the nation's most
powerful journalists and political figures. Tom Brokaw, Larry King,
Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and other media
figures address issues such as: o When does a tabloid story become
worthy of the attention of the serious media? o Can a talk show
really give us a closer look at a candidate or is that closeness an
illusion? o When can voters trust candidate images presented on
television-network news, talk shows, or otherwise? Each chapter in
Talking Politics features a frank, revealing interview with one of
the nation's most influential broadcasters or political
commentators. The result is a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the
tension-fraught relationship between TV news and political
candidates. In an age when the media has become as much a topic as
the politicians it covers, Talking Politics will be fascinating
reading for all who follow politics.
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