Media: You Mean It Isn't About Us??

The headline over a Politico story on Obama snubbing the New York Times and some other old media outlets reads: Obama breaks Times tradition. The thing is, while it may have been "traditional" for the Times to get this type of interview, it never was their tradition.

It has never been theirs to control. That prerogative always belonged to the President-elect. It seems old media is struggling with control issues in the new media age. Maybe they should get some counseling for that? Ha!

Berke, who’s now an assistant managing editor, said that these interviews were “sort of a tradition with The Times.” Berke noted this particular change in The Times-President-elect relationship during a public forum on Sunday, held at the New York Times Center.

While the Gray Lady may protest loudest about being snubbed, they’re hardly alone.

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