There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is beyond dispute that President Obama and his aides have an extreme, even unprecedented obsession with concealing embarrassing information, controlling the flow of information, and punishing anyone who stands in the way. But, at least theoretically speaking, it is the job of journalists to impede that effort, not to serve and enable it.
Journalists are supposed to be skeptical, that's what keeps them digging rather than simply accepting the official line, whether it comes from government or corporate bureaucrats.
The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.
Where journalists have gotten themselves in trouble over the last few decades is that their skepticism often extends only to American officials, the U.S. military and Republican politicians.
Whether you're talking about MSNBC or Fox or CNN, it's all about getting enough interest out there, sensationalizing the story in such a way that people are compelled to tune in.
The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.
The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.
The journalists are so devoted to Obama. They are such sycophants that they're worried about access.
Well, when you come down to it, I don't see that a reporter could do much to a president, do you?
You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.