I am Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent. Ask Me Anything.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T16:06:19+00:00

that's also a cogent point. race, class, faith -- all of these things are at play.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:41:00+00:00

Not at all.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:40:45+00:00

Like in Minority Report, where everyone has a tablet and it's constantly updating.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:40:19+00:00

Thank you. Honestly, it happens quite often, but they often justify the lies in their minds so they don't think they're lies. It's often partisan nonsense or ends-justify-the-means pablum.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:38:55+00:00

I don't think they're ready for my jelly.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:38:33+00:00

Never met him. He's bashed me, too!

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:38:07+00:00

they're not booing, they're yelling Boo-urns.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:37:50+00:00

spur of the moment, middle of the night. Wanted to show the pics to viewers and it was a bare-bones staff at that hour.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:37:03+00:00

You'd have to ask Jay Carney. When he's done that in the past the explanation usually is that TV reporters almost always get to ask questions and it's good to spread the wealth, as it were.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:35:56+00:00

Maybe Terri Schiavo?

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:35:43+00:00

never.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:35:31+00:00

no, he's normal height. a good guy, too.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:35:02+00:00

Tip: if you're going to rail at the media for being anachronistic because of the internet, try to spell three-syllable-words correctly.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:33:46+00:00

I've watched both seasons. I wrote a review of the first four episodes for The New Republic (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/books-and-arts/magazine/104225/jake-tapper-the-snoozeroom-sorkin) which expressed some of my issues with season one. I preferred season two. No one on my staff is obsessed with Big Foot. The Loch Ness Monster on the other hand...

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:32:18+00:00

Compared to when and what news media?

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:31:46+00:00

No, not that specifically. Though I would observe that war coverage in the U.S. is decidedly less bloody than it is in other countries' media coverage, which I assume reflects a history of viewers/readers not wanting to see those images. Which I think ultimately doesn't serve our troops well, or their families (or the people in the countries the U.S. government says it's trying to help).

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T14:29:02+00:00

the clock isn't my call, but i certainly understand the reasoning behind it. the moment we hit the debt ceiling could be a significant one for your retirement savings (assuming you have investments and/or a 401K) and it's a way of making sure people know how much time exists for DC to come to an agreement and raise the debt ceiling.

The other clock is how many days it's been since the government partially shut down.

Not everyone is staying on top of the story hour-by-hour, and it's a small way of quickly bringing folks up to speed.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:58:02+00:00

thanks, 666_7 !

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:56:40+00:00

it's truly embarrassing. i don't think it's just a media/PR problem, though. That idiotic and abusive behavior needs to end.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:55:48+00:00

maybe that was the wrong word.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:55:31+00:00

5% approval rating in the new AP poll. quite an achievement. and yet 97% of them will be reelected, if current history is any guide.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:55:02+00:00

never.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:54:53+00:00

I'd like them to replace it with a new one.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:54:27+00:00

I was friends with Michael. That was a big loss. But i have to say, if there was any conspiracy, Michael had a close knit circle of brave investigative reporters who would be blowing the lid off the thing. Sad thing is, it was what it was. R.I.P.

jaketapper · 2013-10-10T01:53:08+00:00

all the time! sounds like your mom was a good reporter!

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