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May 10, 2010

Obama Works the Refs

Matt Welch, Reason


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In three speeches over the past week, President Barack Obama laid out a pointed critique of partisan media and our hyperconnected, super-cali-cybertastic age. It started with a commencement address at the University of Michigan:

We've got politicians calling each other all sorts of unflattering names. Pundits and talking heads shout at each other. The media tends to play up every hint of conflict, because it makes for a sexier story -"“ which means anyone interested in getting coverage feels compelled to make their arguments as outrageous and as incendiary as possible. [...]

 

 

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