Media
- Danny Concannon — Timothy Busfield: senior White House correspondent for The Washington Post (Seasons 1–2, 4–5, 7).
- Greg Brock, played by Sam Robards, is a White House correspondent for the New York Times . Greg Brock is also the name of a real editor for the New York Times. First appearing in the fifth season, the character, central to a season six storyline, became one of the most regularly referred to White House correspondents, second only to Danny Concannon. In that storyline, the New York Times printed a story written by Brock that alleged the existence of a classified military space shuttle which could be used to help three astronauts on the International Space Station that were running out of oxygen. The leak was initially suspected to be White House Chief of Staff C.J. Cregg, whose phone records showed a surprisingly large number of calls to Greg Brock over much of her tenure as White House Chief of Staff to that point. In the seventh season of the show, Brock went to jail after being held in contempt of court for failing to reveal the name of his source. White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler eventually confessed to the leak, saying that he acted alone, and that Brock was the only reporter to whom he leaked the information. The storyline regarding the leak and subsequent investigation has been compared by some to the Valerie Plame affair.
- Roger Salier — Ivan Allen: Television anchor on News Center 4 (Seasons 1–7).
- Mark Gottfried — Ted McGinley: Talk show host of "Capitol Beat" (Season 2).
- Diane Mathers — Kathrin Middleton: Tough talk show host who interviewed Zoey Bartlet about her kidnapping and John Hoynes about his intentions to run for President again (5.07 & 6.07).
- Taylor Reid — Jay Mohr: Conservative talk show host, baited C.J. Cregg by calling her a "chicken" (Season 5). Some reviewers have likened the character to Bill O'Reilly, the combative host of the news commentary show The O'Reilly Factor.
- Katarina "Katie" Witt — Kris Murphy: White House Press Corps Reporter.
- Mark O'Donnell — Timothy Davis Reed: White House Press Corps Reporter. Episode 3:08 - says he is from Canada.
- Steve — Charles Noland: White House Press Corps Reporter.
- Chris — Mindy Seeger: White House Press Corps Reporter.
- Charlayne — Joyce Guy: White House Press Corps Reporter.
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Famous quotes containing the word media:
“Never before has a generation of parents faced such awesome competition with the mass media for their children’s attention. While parents tout the virtues of premarital virginity, drug-free living, nonviolent resolution of social conflict, or character over physical appearance, their values are daily challenged by television soaps, rock music lyrics, tabloid headlines, and movie scenes extolling the importance of physical appearance and conformity.”
—Marianne E. Neifert (20th century)
“Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why—but the editorialists forget it—terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking.”
—John Berger (b. 1926)
“The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.”
—Michel de Certeau (1925–1986)