This morning's Globe reminds me of something I neglected to mention yesterday from the New Castle venue.
Along with Latenight and a couple of other media teams, there was one from ABC who was looking for "someone from here, not from (California, Baltimore, Denmark, Russia--noted by myself) elsewhere." When he finally glommed onto a little lady in a bright yellow jacket, he was not only enthusiastic but positively gleeful because in her statement she said that she "STILL supports Dean," implying that she has questions and may change her mind. That, by the way, was his explanation to his associates after they were done with the interview and the lady had gone on her way.
In other words, the fellow had a mental script and he was looking for someone to verify it for him.
Think of someone writing a script for a movie or play and then auditioning people to fill the parts.
Why do journalists to this? Why do they become journalist? Because they want to influence how other people think and behave. Which, of course, is what motivates most politicians as well. The latter are just more honest about it.
It used to be said that "those who can, do and those who can't, teach." In reality, those who can do and those who can't watch.
Posted by Monica Smith at January 25, 2004 08:09 AM