Comments on: VIDEO: Romney and AP reporter butt heads http://www.greglinch.com/2008/01/video-romney-and-ap-reporter-butt-heads.html Greg Linch on journalism, technology and education. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Greg Linch http://www.greglinch.com/2008/01/video-romney-and-ap-reporter-butt-heads.html/comment-page-1#comment-10 Greg Linch Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://greglinch.webfactional.com/?p=45#comment-10 Agreed, that is well said. I forgot to look at the comments on the article, thanks for pointing it out. <br/><br/>I'm a fan of the watchdog metaphor and put my own twist on it last semester:<br/><br/>You can't be a watchdog if you're sitting in someone's lap. Agreed, that is well said. I forgot to look at the comments on the article, thanks for pointing it out.

I’m a fan of the watchdog metaphor and put my own twist on it last semester:

You can’t be a watchdog if you’re sitting in someone’s lap.

]]> By: Mallary http://www.greglinch.com/2008/01/video-romney-and-ap-reporter-butt-heads.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Mallary Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:48:00 +0000 http://greglinch.webfactional.com/?p=45#comment-9 It's interesting to look at the comments from readers responding to the Poynter.org article about this topic: http://www.poynter.org/article_feedback/article_feedback_list.asp?user=390253&id=136082<br/><br/>One reader put it well: "Watchdogs sometimes have to bite." Journalists should be watchdogs. But knowing when to bite, and how to do it, is tricky. <br/><br/>Here is an example of a similar encounter between a reporter and a political figure, Bill Clinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqSFFU8rrWQ It’s interesting to look at the comments from readers responding to the Poynter.org article about this topic: http://www.poynter.org/article_feedback/article_feedback_list.asp?user=390253&id=136082

One reader put it well: “Watchdogs sometimes have to bite.” Journalists should be watchdogs. But knowing when to bite, and how to do it, is tricky.

Here is an example of a similar encounter between a reporter and a political figure, Bill Clinton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqSFFU8rrWQ

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