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To: Brumar89 who wrote (314013)	7/10/2009 9:10:39 AM
From: DMaA	12 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793808

Reporter: 'We Took Sides, Straight and Simple' Against Palin newsbusters.org On AOL Politics Daily, long-time White House reporter Carl Cannon bluntly declared that the political press gave Sarah Palin a raw deal in the 2008 campaign, and seriously failed to scrutinize Joe Biden, especially his fact-mangling and odd statements in the vice presidential debate. Cannon summed up: In the 2008 election, we took sides, straight and simple, particularly with regard to the vice presidential race. I don't know that we played a decisive role in that campaign, and I'm not saying the better side lost. What I am saying is that we simply didn't hold Joe Biden to the same standard as Sarah Palin, and for me, the real loser in this sordid tale is my chosen profession. Cannon suggested female journalists failed to make up for male sexism in Palin coverage because she didn’t match the kind of Hillary Clinton candidate they wanted to represent women in politics: From the beginning, and for the ensuing 10 months, the coverage of this governor consisted of a steamy stew of cultural elitism and partisanship. The overt sexism of some male commentators wasn't countered, as one might have expected, by their female counterparts. Women columnists turned on Sarah Palin rather quickly. A plain-speaking, moose-hunting, Bible-thumping, pro-life, self-described "hockey mom" with five children and movie star looks with only a passing interest in foreign policy -- that wasn't the woman journalism's reigning feminists had envisioned for the glass ceiling-breaking role of First Female President (or Vice President). Hillary Rodham Clinton was more like what they had in mind – and Sarah, well, she was the un-Hillary. But the most eye-opening part of Cannon’s piece looks at the vice-presidential debate. He chronicled some of Palin’s mistakes on that night, but then made a list of Biden’s egregious errors that were overlooked by a supportive media elite: [more]

To: Brumar89 who wrote (314013)	7/10/2009 9:11:02 AM
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Palin to Punditry? Probably Not By Felix Gillette - July 7, 2009 \| 7:40 p.m observer.com Long before Charles Gibson asked her about the Bush Doctrine, before Katie Couric asked her about what publications she liked to read and before her subsequent recriminations about gotcha journalism, Sarah Palin studied communications in college and spent the early days of her career as a local TV sports reporter in Alaska. “The Iditarod is the biggie, but it’s not the only mushing going on …” In short, Ms. Palin was for journalism before she was against it. Is it possible she’ll now return to the craft? In the days since the surprise announcement that she will be stepping down as the governor of Alaska, various pundits have speculated that Ms. Palin, in addition to writing her memoir and racking up speaking fees, might also take on a TV news gig. “Is there something more to Palin’s stunning decision?” wrote Howard Kurtz in The Washington Post. “A reality show or Fox punditry perch in the offing?” MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough wondered if Fox would sign her to a multi-million dollar deal. So how likely is the advent of Palin TV? In recent days, The Observer posed the question to TV news executives and agents at a range of networks and agencies. The consensus opinion? Don’t hold your breath. In general, our sources were unanimously skeptical that Ms. Palin would rush into a time-consuming TV job anytime soon—or that TV news executives would be falling over themselves to sign up Ms. Palin for her own show, or much of anything else. Michael Glantz, a veteran TV agent in New York, speculated that the market for Ms. Palin’s TV services might be limited to conservative media circles. “I’ve talked to a bunch of TV executives in the past few days,” said Mr. Glantz. “Not one of them said, ‘Hey, can you get me in touch with Sarah Palin?’ Not one.” Ms. Palin might well return the disinterest. Giving well-paid stump speeches to partisan audiences plays to her strengths. Mixing it up on a range of political topics, in front of a rolling camera, without a safety net? Not so much. “If she wants to continue her political career, she’d have to be insane to have a regular assignment,” said another agent. “The beauty is that she’s such a rock star now, she’s much better off doing speeches, making money and giving exclusives to whoever she wants. With a smart PR person, she’ll get tremendous attention. To do even a weekend show would be nutty. There’s no need to rush into anything.” Sources were unanimously skeptical that Ms. Palin would rush into a time-consuming TV job anytime soon. A couple of sources posited that a regular gig on the radio might make more sense. “If she does a television show, she’s not going to be able to do it from Alaska,” said one network executive. “She could do a radio show from her kitchen in Wasilla.” Or she could sign on as a part-time political analyst. “She might want to do that for Fox News,” said the aforementioned executive. “That would allow her to keep a television presence without having the burden of a daily show.” Another TV news executive, however, was less than gung-ho about the prospect of hiring Ms. Palin for such a role. “I think it would be hard for her to do analysis for a network,” said the executive. “You need a good reservoir of knowledge. You need to be a student of history and of political science to be able to do that effectively. … It’s a very different skill set than reading box scores.” If Ms. Palin does end up on TV, Fox News seems to be the most likely fit. Yet a Fox News spokesperson told Mediaite’s Steve Krakauer that they had not spoken with Ms. Palin about a job. Alan Berger, the CAA agent who landed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee a weekend show on Fox News, did not respond to The Observer’s inquiries. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, offered another explanation for why Ms. Palin might avoid landing a regular TV show. “If you’re on a talk show, you are creating your own opposition research for your opponent,” said Mr. Sabato. “They just take a controversial sentence out of whatever you said and—boom—you’re in trouble.” * * *