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Boehlert: Covering new presidents: the media's double standard

Taylor Marsh found this 11/21/2008 on mediamatters.org

In anticipation of the new administration, Beltway media insiders are busy laying the groundwork for how reporters and pundits will treat the new team on Pennsylvania Avenue. "Once a president takes office ... an adversarial relationship usually flourishes, at least with beat reporters," ...