The White House and the media need one another in order to be successful in their jobs. The White House depends on the media to make its case to the public; the media need the White House to fill their airtime and news columns.
Eric AltermanObama, like Carter, is reacting to warning signs by seeking to split the difference between dispirited Democrats and increasingly radicalized Republicans.
Eric AltermanAmerica's great newspapers have staffs that range from 50 percent to 70 percent of what they were just a few years ago.
Eric Alterman