Daily News Article - October 13, 2016
1. What position does each of the following hold in Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and/or with the Democratic party?
a) John Podesta
b) Jennifer Palmieri
c) Nick Merrill
2. What position does each of the following people hold in the media?
a) John Harwood
b) Donna Brazile
c) Marjorie Pritchard
d) Sheara Braun
e) Mark Leibovich
f) Hunter Walker
3. What did Wikileaks’ release of John Podesta’s emails reveal about communication between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign and each of the following members of the media?
a) John Harwood
b) Donna Brazile
c) Marjorie Pritchard
d) Sheara Braun
e) Mark Leibovich
f) Hunter Walker
4. a) What questions did The Daily Caller reporter ask CNBC about the Wikileaks revelation?
b) What questions did The Daily Caller reporter ask CNN about the Wikileaks revelation?
5. How did each of the following respond to requests for comment from The Daily Caller?
a) CNBC
b) CNN
c) Donna Brazile
d) The Boston Globe
e) MSNBC
f) New York Times’ Mark Leibovich
g) YahooNews / Business Insider reporter Hunter Walker
6. a) Have these members of the media crossed the line? Explain your answer.
b) Most of the media has not reported this story. What do you think: is this a non-issue, or does The Daily Caller raise legitimate concerns with some members of the media’s relationship with Hillary Clinton’s campaign? Explain your answer.
c) If this story was about the media communicating information to and their admiration for the Trump campaign, would your answer to b) be the same? Explain your answer.