President Bush received roadblock coverage for his 10 a.m. press conference. All the networks offered cut-ins for affiliates. Bob Schieffer anchored on CBS. Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts anchored on ABC. Gregg Jarrett anchored coverage on Fox broadcast stations.
> MSNBC and ABC were wise to split-screen Bush and Helen Thomas…
> Also: The Note’s cynicism is woefully on-the-mark: “It will be up to Terry Hunt of the Associated Press to set the tone and substance with a lead-off question that follows the simple rule: don’t ask ANY questions the President has been asked before or for which he will have been prepped. We are certain Mr. Hunt, as he always does, will set the right example.”
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