[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              NEWS REPORTERS JOIN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the news industry faces a new 
threat to its job force--the Obama administration.
  A senior producer at CNN announced last week that she will take a 
press secretary position in the Obama administration. She joins at 
least nine other reporters from such news outlets as The Washington 
Post, Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, CBS, ABC News and CNN who have 
left their jobs to join the administration.
  It will be an easy transition for these former journalists since 
their primary job responsibility, supporting the Obama administration, 
remains essentially the same.
  The bad news for Americans is that the line between objective 
journalism and partisan politics continues to be blurred. If the media 
wants to restore their credibility, they should act as objective 
observers, not seek jobs in the Obama administration.

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