Obama is a Master at Manipulating Media Coverage of Himself

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. Photo: wiki commons.

Politico – President Barack Obama is a master at limiting, shaping and manipulating media coverage of himself and his White House.

Not for the reason that conservatives suspect: namely, that a liberal press willingly and eagerly allows itself to get manipulated. Instead, the mastery mostly flows from a White House that has taken old tricks for shaping coverage (staged leaks, friendly interviews) and put them on steroids using new ones (social media, content creation, precision targeting). And it’s an equal opportunity strategy: Media across the ideological spectrum are left scrambling for access.

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Source Article from http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/02/19/obama-is-a-master-at-manipulating-media-coverage-of-himself/

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