The Press: The Evil Eye

By long tradition, reporters compete with each other. But nowadays they are making common cause against an interloping Johnny-come-lately—the TV newsman with his heavy equipment, hot lights and haughty ways. As the political campaign draws them increasingly to the same assignments, news reporters across the U.S. are showing growing resentment at the TV-men (some of them ex-newspapermen), who seem to be getting in the way more than they ever did before.

TV Hunch. Politicians bestow their brightest smiles on the TV camera, and prefer separate conferences on TV, which affords them not only direct contact with the voter but tame, often planted,...

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