"Obama Is an Avid Reader, and Critic, of the News" By AMY CHOZICK at the NY Times

Obama Is an Avid Reader, and Critic, of the News

By AMY CHOZICK at the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/us/politics/obama-is-an-avid-reader-and-critic-of-news-media-coverage.html

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He typically begins his day upstairs in the White House reading the major newspapers, including his hometown Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, mostly on his iPad through apps rather than their Web sites. He also skims articles that aides e-mail to him, with the subject line stating the publication and the headline (like “WSJ: Moody’s Downgrades Banks”).

During the day, Mr. Obama reads newspapers on his iPad and print copies of magazines like The Economist and The New Yorker. On most Air Force One flights, he catches up on the news on his iPad.

In news conferences and staff meetings, he will mention an article (like Jonathan Chait’s New York Magazine feature last year on the evergreen nature of liberal disillusionment) when it suits his argument. By all accounts, Mr. Obama prefers his news in longer articles. He almost never watches television news.

But Mr. Obama has used new media to his advantage. He has hosted Twitter “town hall” sessions at the White House, a Google “hangout” and a discussion via LinkedIn. In May, Mr. Obama announced with 30 minutes advance notice that he would answer questions on Twitter, a move that rattled the White House press corps. “Today’s #WHChat was announced hours ago,” deputy press secretary Josh Earnest wrote on Twitter. “POTUS answering q’s was last-minute surprise.”

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