Floris, Va.: Lois: As someone who used to cover this sort of event, what is
your view of Hank Steuver's irreverent account of the White House dinner last
night? Any blowback from 1600 Pennsylvania yet? To me, it's just the kind of
snarky reportage we need for these stuffy -- and ultimately non -- events that
are manufactured and controlled by the party in power.
washingtonpost.com: All Fraternite for Sarkozy At a Cozy White House Fete (Post, Nov. 7)
Lois Romano: As irreverent social coverage goes, I think Hank was quite
restrained. Those events can be deadly -- and the media has no access. So
anything a reporter can do to breathe life into the coverage can only help the
reader. I don't think we'll be hearing from the White House on this one. The
have a lot more important fights to fight.
There you have it. There is an important part snarkiness can play within the journalism world.
Do anything to help the reader.
Story originally found on the Washington Post's Post Politics Hour.
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