The document discusses the role of the press secretary in shaping public perception of the president and their administration. It notes that press secretaries work to "stage manage" news conferences, sound bites, and photo ops to portray the president in a controlled manner. It provides brief biographies of notable press secretaries from Theodore Roosevelt to the most recent, Josh Earnest, highlighting how the role has evolved over time to "spin" and package information for mass consumption.
3. Press Secretary
What did the president do today?
With whom did he meet?
Why are these governments policies so boneheaded?
Wont you please defend them to us, jack-ass?
Do I want to report the news or make the news?
How much can I accommodate/obstruct journalists
today?
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PR:
4. Packaged, Marketed, and Sold
PR: Stage manage
News conferences
Sound bites
Photo ops
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Reporters are like crows on a wire waiting
to be fed. Crows fly down for a kernel of
corn, then back up to the wire.
Spin Cycle, CBC