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Reporters fire back after ‘most transparent’ president’s lecture on journalism
Personal Liberty ^ | March 29, 2016 | Sam Rolley

Posted on 03/30/2016 5:27:10 PM PDT by Teotwawki

President Barack Obama on Monday lashed out at U.S. reporters for failing to “dig deeper and to demand more” from the current crop of presidential candidates. Members of the press quickly bit back at the leader of the “most transparent” administration in U.S. history.[snip]

The president challenged reporters to ask tougher questions of candidates rather than “feed the beast” with gossip and soft news.

“A job well done is about more than just handing someone a microphone. It’s to probe and to question and to dig deeper and to demand more,” Obama said.

(Excerpt) Read more at personalliberty.com ...


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KEYWORDS: journalism; reporters; transparent
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To: Teotwawki

This coming from the same press that openly campaigned for his highness? What a bunch of idiots. Now they care?
I think they are trying to rescue some sort of credibility that they want to preserve.


21 posted on 03/30/2016 6:24:24 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=CPUSA)
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To: Aliska
Did they ask Mr. Transparency why he had all of his records of his past SEALED? No, too chicken.
22 posted on 03/30/2016 7:14:52 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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