:cat-confused: "Look, that's not a 'laser pointer,' it's an evil fairy that is only kept from terrorizing us by my hard work and constant pounce-ready vigilance. I'm just sad that you're so hardened into your partisan posture that you can't see that."
a lack of understanding of reporting, what they believe to be access granted in exchange for favor rather than access earned as a function of rigor and time.
If Obama made her famous and rich - I guess the journalists who envy Haberman could make plausible arguments about her not actually being access journalist. But Trump is guy that made her. And is still doing that for her. If Trump turned off the access stream - she'd be far less rich and far less famous. Access is what sells.
:cat-confused: "Look, that's not a 'laser pointer,' it's an evil fairy that is only kept from terrorizing us by my hard work and constant pounce-ready vigilance. I'm just sad that you're so hardened into your partisan posture that you can't see that."
If Obama made her famous and rich - I guess the journalists who envy Haberman could make plausible arguments about her not actually being access journalist. But Trump is guy that made her. And is still doing that for her. If Trump turned off the access stream - she'd be far less rich and far less famous. Access is what sells.