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Originally Posted by robot_parade
I think more access (up to a point) is a great thing. However, this event wasn't something the reporters covered *as reporters*. It was explicitly intended as an event for the reporters to attend *outside* of their reporting duties. The reporters there were not there covering John McCain the candidate. They were there being wined and dined by him. It was an entire weekend at a spa/resort, and a chummy, relaxed time with the candidate. It was an event clearly intended to court and curry favor with the reporters, and I'm sure it worked brilliantly.
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I'm sure that was part of his goal. But if I were a reporter MY goal would be to see McCain the man and see what kind of man he was, and that isn't something you get from a reportable event for the most part. I mean would I report 'McCain passed me the ribs and asked if I wanted hot sauce'?
I understand your view on this, but my opinion of the press is so low that I think this kind of activity could help elevate it a bit if they really knew the people they report on.