Tim Russert Dead at 58
Excerpted from the New York Times:
“[Andrea] Mitchell also paid extended tribute to Mr. Russert’s as a journalist, the longest serving host on the longest running program in television.
“Anyone who ever substituted for him on the vary rare occasion when he was not on ‘Meet The Press’ would be ‘overwhelmed with the obligation of living up to the Russert standard,’ she said. She described the preparation process, going through anything that the guest had said, comparing and contrasting the person’s prior statements and trying to ‘find the wiggle room.’ As the guests knew, she said, ‘they would have to brace themselves for the ‘Meet the Press’ primary,’ which came before the so-called money primary and before Iowa and New Hampshire.
“‘It became the gold standard of political journalism,’ she said. ‘He did it with humor and grace.’” view link
“[Andrea] Mitchell also paid extended tribute to Mr. Russert’s as a journalist, the longest serving host on the longest running program in television.
“Anyone who ever substituted for him on the vary rare occasion when he was not on ‘Meet The Press’ would be ‘overwhelmed with the obligation of living up to the Russert standard,’ she said. She described the preparation process, going through anything that the guest had said, comparing and contrasting the person’s prior statements and trying to ‘find the wiggle room.’ As the guests knew, she said, ‘they would have to brace themselves for the ‘Meet the Press’ primary,’ which came before the so-called money primary and before Iowa and New Hampshire.
“‘It became the gold standard of political journalism,’ she said. ‘He did it with humor and grace.’” view link
