Wednesday, February 11, 2009

New Media Breaks in, but Tradition Lives On - NYTimes.com

Interesting times

President Obama on Monday evening became the 10th American president to call on Helen Thomas at a White House news conference. And he was the first to call on Sam Stein, a reporter for The Huffington Post, whose Internet publication sprung to life during Mr. Obama’s candidacy.

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The White House decided in advance which reporters would be selected. And on Monday night, correspondents for The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Time and Newsweek were not on the list.

New Media Breaks in, but Tradition Lives On - NYTimes.com

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