Author Archives: bobcalo

Bob is the National Coordinator of the News21 Election 08: What’s At Stake” project. He’s primarily a broadcast journalist who teaches at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley.

My problem with political journalists

Who is Chris Matthews talking to? Who is Tim Russert talking to? They’re both seasoned and smart and famous and well-paid broadcast journalists. They have almost total access to establishment Washington. That establishment is a small club of friends, comprised of elected officials, ex-officials, political operatives, a handful of (approved) political scientists and lots of [...]