I went back to that woman Couric's show yesterday. I don't get that lady. She's pretty like me, but then is all serious and not-nice like. On the show, John and I complained that the reason I've come off poorly in the public eye is "gotcha" journalism. I thought I'd take the time to define just exactly what gotcha journalism is.
1) If the interviewer asks any question that isn't the following:
a) Is it good or bad for Iran to cause a second holocaust for Israel?
b) Not setting pre-conditions to meet with bad guys is stupid wouldn't you agree? Please say something bad about Barack Obama.
2) If the interviewer don't include at least two multiple choice questions in the interview ... And none of that "both A and D" bullpucky either.
3) If the interviewer doesn't allow you to answer the questions ahead of time, off-air, in an email written by a staffer.
I guess in Alaska, we just have stricter journalistic standards.
Links:
[1] http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/09/30/gotcha-palins-encore-performance-with-couric/