1. Passage: “…Phillips says. “Our policy people are going on the Web and they are asked very difficult questions by the public. It’s unclear to me whether the press is actually covering that.” What the press is paying attention to, Anita Dunn says, is cable and blog attacks on the Obama Administration…She marvels at an often overlooked impact of the internet: “The effect on people who cover the White House is extraordinary. The ability for online to drive stories into the mainstream media is significant.” Once a story gains traction, she says, the Administration must respond quickly or “rumors become facts.”
2. In this Article there is a lot of talk about the media and presidency. Both can affect one another a great deal and sometimes not in a positive way. There is always going to be Media about politics and our president, it’s something we will never escape and it’s a good thing too. We want to know about what’s going on with the leader of our country and we have that right, but like this passage says, the information can be manipulated and things that are untrue and become real. There are times when the news and media isn’t focusing on the right thing. We can get so wrapped up in little scandals that are more involved with personal life’s then with subject that are more directly affecting us.
3. And 4. In this passage alone there isn’t much direct evidence, but it’s something that most people can relate with. This isn’t something that happens in just a political view, it happens in most media. People feed off of gossip and exciting things that happen to individuals, usually the more negative the more interested people are. Coming from Anita Dunn, Obama’s chief communications officer, I believe that this is something that is very common in the White House. Someone with such a huge responsibility wouldn’t be talking about this if it wasn’t affective. Most of us now get our information and news on the internet so we know how it works, but anyone can put what is now called “news” on the internet, so it’s tricky to separate what’s false from fact.