Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Press Corp Going Nuts - A New Reality Show?


So during the last couple of presidential elections I have heard numerous horror stories about how difficult it is to cover a presidential campaign, for months and months on end, only to have the whole thing end quickly and abruptly. Julia Ioffe's article in The New Republic does a good job of highlighting some of the weird social relations that journalists have with each other (not to mention the candidates and the campaign staff) while working, playing, traveling, and eating together for the two years it takes to complete a campaign.

In that documentary film, "Journeys with George," I remember Bush interacting with reporters and acting all flirty with Nancy Pelosi's daughter. In this article, Ryan Lizza intimates that journalists get a little catty and territorial on the Obama Press plane. I think I see a reality show in the making.

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