Media to Blago: Talk to us and we'll go easy on you
Gawker is not my favorite site (!), but they did a service by FOIing the obsequious email requests made by various news outlets (all the ones reproduced by Gawker are from broadcast -- surprise!) for an interview after Blagojevich got caught on tape making an idiot of himself. This example, from the Today Show, is priceless.
Want to be the first to give Governor and/or First Lady a platform to talk; interview would take place with Meredith Veira[sic] and/or Matt Lauer, who would contact the Governor or representative to go over line of questions; they stress "they are sensitive."
Comments
Is that sort of like Gov. O'Malley being afraid of anyone but reporters listening to his press conferences? You know, actually ordering them out? Oh wait, even Blaggo wasn't that afraid :).
Posted by: Larry | September 4, 2009 12:19 PM
Larry, it was Gov. Ehrlich who issued orders forbidding staffers to speak to certain reporters. Afraid?
Posted by: Dahlink | September 4, 2009 8:00 PM