Independence and Journalism
Most of my blog entries always relate back to the West Wing because that show is 7 seasons long and I just finished watching all of it within 2 months. But it’s still relevant. The West Wing depicts a fictional presidency with very real problems. The Press Secretary is often shown briefing the press in the briefing room, shown in this video (link).
After this group’s presentation, it made me think how White House Press Secretaries have obvious bias as they have been hired a Presidency of a certain political party. However, the news that they give the journalists is still relatively unbiased. Of course, they can spin the stories that would shed better light on the president, but they aren’t the journalists that actually write the stories.
The journalists on the West Wing actually never show any bias. Despite reports that journalists are mostly Liberal, the journalists are constantly questioning the motives of the president. They’re looking out for the well-being of the public and therefore have to question everything.
Obviously, this show is fictional, however I think it is a realistic depiction of journalists in the white house.
