http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-weary9-2008jul09,0,619759.story
After one of the closest Democratic nomination races in history, author Peter Nicholas explains that Barack Obama may be getting a little road weary. Being inundated by McCain and Obama stories has become a part of life in the last few months but this article caught m
y eye because of the interesting approach the author used to write the story. For the lede paragraph, Nicholas used short sentences that showed different ways in which the campaign trail was weighing down Obama. As the story went on, he presented several in depth stories of how Obama spent his time around the 4th of July holiday, which he spent relaxing in Montana.
Nicholas states that since clinching the democratic nomination last month, Obama has been followed like never before by the media which seems to be wearing on him. However, I believe that the author can’t really make those assumptions at this point in time. The fact of the matter is that because the media is following him so much now, perhaps Obama has simply had more of his frustrating moments caught on tape where they wouldn’t have been caught on tape before the nomination.
This article also brings up some journalism ethics questions for me in the fact that this reporter seems to be following Obama’s every move. He knew not only where Obama was staying but what movie he was taking his kids to see and where he was taking his wife to dinner. It seems as though political coverage has gone to paparazzi levels where Barack Obama has as tough of a time with photographers in Montana as Britney Spears does in Hollywood. This brings up the question of when is great coverage too much coverage in the media industry. Is it against journalistic code to know each and every thing about a person’s life? When it comes down to it, it seems to be all about money with today’s media giants. If people continue to want more, the media will be inclined to give it to them.
After one of the closest Democratic nomination races in history, author Peter Nicholas explains that Barack Obama may be getting a little road weary. Being inundated by McCain and Obama stories has become a part of life in the last few months but this article caught m
y eye because of the interesting approach the author used to write the story. For the lede paragraph, Nicholas used short sentences that showed different ways in which the campaign trail was weighing down Obama. As the story went on, he presented several in depth stories of how Obama spent his time around the 4th of July holiday, which he spent relaxing in Montana.Nicholas states that since clinching the democratic nomination last month, Obama has been followed like never before by the media which seems to be wearing on him. However, I believe that the author can’t really make those assumptions at this point in time. The fact of the matter is that because the media is following him so much now, perhaps Obama has simply had more of his frustrating moments caught on tape where they wouldn’t have been caught on tape before the nomination.
This article also brings up some journalism ethics questions for me in the fact that this reporter seems to be following Obama’s every move. He knew not only where Obama was staying but what movie he was taking his kids to see and where he was taking his wife to dinner. It seems as though political coverage has gone to paparazzi levels where Barack Obama has as tough of a time with photographers in Montana as Britney Spears does in Hollywood. This brings up the question of when is great coverage too much coverage in the media industry. Is it against journalistic code to know each and every thing about a person’s life? When it comes down to it, it seems to be all about money with today’s media giants. If people continue to want more, the media will be inclined to give it to them.
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