Obama Media

AP Asks If Obama Is "Obnoxiously Articulate"

Ari Melber | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Ari Melber

Political reporters have now toggled from worrying that Obama gets "too much" media coverage to asking whether he is "too" good at communicating through the media.

Obama: News Becoming "All Blogosphere," Open To Newspaper Bailout

The Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media


Saying he is a "big newspaper junkie," President Obama expressed hope on Friday that newspapers can find their way through the financial crisis most a...

Obama's 2007 Yes-We-Can Moment in 2009

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Dawn Teo

Like the 2007 primary campaigns, the growth of the Obama organization has gone almost without notice in the run-up to the 2009 health care battles.

Sam Stein

White House Frustrated, Confused By Palin, Limbaugh And Hannity

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Senior White House aides expressed utter bewilderment and a bit of frustration on Monday with criticism of their health care agenda from conservative ...

Media Suggest Obama Is Talking Too Much

Media Matters | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media


In covering President Obama's promotion of health care reform and his July 22 press conference, several media figures have suggested that Obama has "o...

How Obama Manipulates The News Cycle

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON It has become his common lament. Challenged about difficulties with his economic or legislative programs, President Obama complains about t...

Diane Sawyer Responds to Health Care Special Attacks (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media


"Good Morning America" co-anchor Diane Sawyer responded to accusations that ABC News will pander to the Obama administration in an upcoming primetime ...

Obama Critiques The Media In New Mexico Today

ABC News | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


The president likes to take issue with the media here and there. "I just want to make a little commentary about the media here, if you don't mind," M...

The Omnipresent President

James Moeller | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


James Moeller

Why does it seem as if Obama is everywhere all the time, if he's really not?

Obama Teases Reporter From India During Press Conference (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media


Obama held a conference packed with press from around the world on Thursday. He called on a reporter from The Times of India towards the end who the P...

Kurtz: Media Harder On Obama This Time

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


President Obama declined to call on any reporters from the nation's top newspapers during last night's news conference but still faced far more aggres...

Obama's Media Blitz: 57 Channels, One Thing On

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media


Rick Horowitz

Rrriinnng! Rrriinnng! Rrriin -- "Yeah, Vern's Video -- this is Vern." "Oh, good -- you're open! I wasn't sure what time you're open." "Ten minutes...

Obama Plans Meeting With Liberal Bloggers

Politico | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


At a time when his Washington honeymoon is turning into a hazing, President Barack Obama and his team are launched on a strategy to sail above the tra...

Obama Never Had A "Honeymoon": Media Matters (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


An analysis by the progressive watchdog group Media Matters found that "since the day after President Obama's inauguration, broadcast and cable news f...

Obama, The Press and Us: Transparency is Not Enough

Ari Melber | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media


Ari Melber

If Obama's administration operates anything like his campaign, it will both sideline and compete with the media as a news source.

Obama vs. the Media

John McQuaid | Posted 02.22.2009 | Media


John McQuaid

Obama (correctly, I think) sees the press representing two things that are clear obstacles to his ambitious plans: official Washington and a trivia-obsessed media culture.

Obama: I Read My Bad Press, Not My Good Press

The Hill | Walter Alarkon | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


President-elect Obama said he often reads bad press about himself and avoids the good press so that he can stay outside the information "bubble." "I ...

The Permanent Campaign Has No Borders

David Hoffman | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media


David Hoffman

Instead of pre-packaged messages broadcast overseas, building the capacity of local media and investigative reporters promotes transparency and creates a culture of democratic activism.

Mr. Obama, Make Media Reform a Priority

Josh Silver | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media


Josh Silver

Obama has already made the call to create a more vibrant, diverse and democratic media system and to deliver the benefits of the open Internet and new technology to all Americans.

The Media Parties Like It's 1997

John McQuaid | Posted 01.17.2009 | Media


John McQuaid

The media is falling back into old habits perfected during the Clinton scandals of the 90s. The not-so-subliminal message in this coverage: You thought things would be different with Obama. But they're not.

Here to Stay?

Jimmy Leach | Posted 12.25.2008 | Media


Jimmy Leach

During my short stint as head of digital communications for the Prime Minister, there wasn't a lack of will to try new ways of directly interacting with the citizens of the UK, but it didn't necessarily lead to a higher quality of debate or better outcomes.

Obama Press Conference Media Divided Into Cubs And White Sox Sections (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2008 | Chicago


UPDATE 11/25 2:30 P.M. A reporter who is a lifelong White Sox fan received an apology from President-elect Obama Tuesday after being put in the Cubs...

Leading the New Political Evolution in Advertising

Danny Groner | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media


Danny Groner

Both the media and President-elect Obama's strategists have worked -- hopefully independently -- to transform the man into a brand

Media 'In the Tank' for Obama? Studies Don't Prove It (So Far) -- And Here's Why

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Can the media be faulted if one candidate is committing the major share of gaffes or making the most inaccurate statements in speeches and in ads? Is it "bias" to recognize that?

Fox News Cut Out From Questions At Obama's First Press Conference

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 12.09.2008 | Media


President-Elect Barack Obama held his first press conference yesterday, one that focused mainly on the current economic crisis. One detail that flew ...