White House Pressroom Gets a Makeover

[gatorboy]

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB115438835036522799-_eq3XU5C_QlZuUbBsykJqQWsN98_20070731.html?mod=blogs

WASHINGTON -- For a decade, the daily White House news briefing has been televised. Now it is becoming television.

Earlier this year, Fox News talk show host Tony Snow was hired as press secretary. Next up: a renovation of the briefing room, likely with a video wall that could display everything from "flags waving in the breeze detailed charts and graphs," according to a senior White House official working on the project. For TV viewers, the video feed could be the sole on-screen image, or could share the space with the speaker.

White House officials say they are weighing how -- and how often -- to use the video capability. But the new technology could help transform White House briefings -- midday exchanges with reporters in a utilitarian setting -- into more interesting viewing. Both the planned video capabilities and Mr. Snow's hiring appear to be part of a subtle but sweeping effort by administration officials to deliver their message directly to the public, particularly through video.

[tanyev]

1. Hello, state sponsored TV.

Will we get glorious montages of our triumphant leader 24/7?

[Norquist Nemesis]

7. Complete with backdrops of Mt. Rushmore and Ms. Liberty

no doubt. IIRC, the just finished 'remodeling' the press briefing room about a year ago.

Oh, and will someone please smack that cup o joe from Snowjob's hand the next time he's walking to the podium?

[global1]

2. They Must Think That They'll Never Again Relinquish The WH To....

the Dems. When/if the Dems took over the WH in '08 they could use all this same technology to their advantage. You know that *Co is doing this renovation to further cement their lies. Not only will the lemmings be able to hear things - but they'll be able to use their sense of sight as well. Propaganda will reign.

*Co and the Repugs must think they never be pushed out of the WH.

[gatorboy]

5. You could be on to something there...

I wondered why they would attempt a drastic make-over considering he's (supposedly) so close to leaving office.

[dave123williams]

3. If you give a piece of crap a haircut, and put a nice suit on it...

it's still a piece of crap. Image is not their problem; substance is.

[partylessinOhio]

4. Waste of time. Change the imposter.

[mcscajun]

6. Bringing the FoxNews look to all the people, all the time.

It's Must See GovTV!"

You know this is Tony Snow's doing.

[underpants]

8. When you have nothing to say and nothing to back it up use perception

the whole Lee Atwater "perception is reality" thing is actually an admission that their message is completely without merit.