The White House has enlisted actor Ashton Kutcher to help promote National HIV Testing Day by tweeting about it to his 2.5 million followers. Shame they didn’t suggest he run a spell-check first, but that’s just how they roll in the fast-paced world of new media, we guess.
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New media enters the White House
A choreographed question between the Huffington Post and Barack Obama at a recent press conference raises questions about bloggers’ roles as journalists and the place of new media in the White House.
How Rahm Emanuel mastered the media
Howard Kurtz explains how White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel plays the nation’s press like a cheap fiddle.
White House still woos the NYT
The media landscape may be evolving beyond mainstream dailies, but Obama and his team still crave the validation that comes from being written about by the New York Times.
White House press secretary: he’s a hoot
Over in the White House press briefing room, it’s a veritable laugh riot. And it’s not thanks to North Korea, but a man called Robert Gibbs.
Video of the Day: The ring that stopped a presser
A White House Press briefing is interrupted by a salsa ringtone. So Press Secretary Robert Gibbs takes action. MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has the story.
Leaked EPA memo: Obama team clashed over climate plan
Republicans and business groups have immediately used a leaked internal White House document to bolster their arguments that controlling greenhouse gases would harm the economy.
Comedian-in-chief
A collection of Obama’s best quips at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
Elizabeth Edwards: wounded wife or co-conspirator?
While Elizabeth Edwards was certainly victimised by her husband and Presidential wannabe John, did she want to get to the White House as badly as he did? asks Roger Simon.
Video of the Day: Reporters prefer Obama to Bush, the proof
This video, put together by Politico’s Patrick Gavin, is making the rounds showing two presidential visits to the White House briefing room.
Obama’s 100 day hope check
100 days in to his term, is Barack Obama still inspiring hope?
