There’s not a politician who hasn’t been upset with reporting about their work, be it on TV or radio, in newspapers, magazines or even in blogs.  Politicians crave favorable coverage of their work.  It upsets them when they feel the reporter has not given them a good, or what they feel is a fair, story.

Apparently it’s the same way with football coaches, as you will read below.  

I recently read that the Obama Administration is upset with Fox News for their reporting.  Fox is the leader in cable news and they have broken some big stories recently that may have harmed the Obama Administration, or at least hurt their feelings.

Obama taking on, or trying to freeze out, Fox News won’t work.  Fox News destroys its competitors in the ratings, and it has many independent and moderate democratic voters watching their cable network.  Obama will need them to win a second term.  When Obama is a year or 18 months out from reelection time, he will come back to Fox.  He has to, or he will undoubtedly lose these important voters.

Winning an election takes precedence over most everything for politicians.

There’s an issue somewhat like the Obama/Fox News fight right here in Montana.  It seems the head coach of the University of Montana football team has decided not to answer questions from the University of Montana student newspaper, the Montana Kaimin. According to the Associated Press, the student newspaper did “a story about an alleged assault by two members of the team.”  The coach apparently did not like the reporting – so it’s the silent treatment for the student newspaper from him and his players.

The reporters for the Montana Kaimin could use a little help from fellow journalists covering the Griz football team.  They could help by not asking any questions until the coach comes down from his high horse.  The Kaimin is not exactly the USA Today, coach.  It’s a student newspaper.

Of course,  Fox News could use some help from their fellow cable, network, and print media buddies, but the chances of that happening are about as good as Glenn Beck having dinner and cocktails with the President at the White House.

The bottom line is that politicians and even football coaches can’t prevent the media from doing its job.  Stories will be written and reported whether they get answers to their questions or not.