McClellan is a brick wall disguised as a government official. He wins any time the press bangs its head against the wall. Part of the White House strategy is essentially cultural, that resentment against the press is itself converted into a political asset. Jay Rosen
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![[In Peter Johnson's USA article I was quoted thusly:] Journalists seem to be much more effective than the administration in representing the public's reactions to the disaster, ... Clueless federal officials seem to know less about what is happening than the journalists do, and sometimes less than an average TV viewer. This tips the balance of power toward the press, which is why we see such aggressive questioning and on-air criticism close to jeering. - Jay Rosen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBKYXkgUm9zZW4gICAg&num=10 "[In Peter Johnson's USA article I was quoted thusly:] Journalists seem to be much more effective than the administration in representing the public's reactions to the disaster, ... Clueless federal officials seem to know less about what is happening than the journalists do, and sometimes less than an average TV viewer. This tips the balance of power toward the press, which is why we see such aggressive questioning and on-air criticism close to jeering. - Jay Rosen Quotes")
