NPR: McCain reducing media exposure [link, audio update]

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Thursday August 07, 2008 · 6:05 AM PDT

2008/08/07 · 06:05

One of the brief news teasers on NPR this morning was a bit of a surprise: McCain is cutting down on media exposure.

I paraphrase, after having heard the teaser before the 7AM and 8AM newscasts (but not before the 9AM): "John McCain is changing his campaign strategy by limiting the opportunities that the public and the media will have to ask him questions." Will update if I find a link, but I hope that this should be all over the news outlets soon, assuming NPR had something behind the story.

Update 9:45 AM Found the story (with audio) on NPR.org:

McCain's Freewheeling Days With Media Curtailed

Reporters traveling with Sen. John McCain haven't gotten a chance to ask the Republican presidential hopeful a lot of questions this week. Instead of open-ended news conferences, McCain has been offering up carefully scripted statements.

It's part of a deliberate strategy by the campaign to keep the press corps — and the candidate — on a shorter leash between now and Election Day.

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