I agree that there is a definite barrier between the press and government. Since there is limited time to ask and answer questions within a conference, some things may be taken out of context since the speaker cannot fully explain to the best of their capabilities what he may mean by a term that was used. The press I believe takes it upon themselves to either make the speaker/situation look amazing or horrible. There is also a lot of things that we as a public do not see since we are not sitting in the conference room with the press. Television, I think, can make it seem as if the conference is all positive, when in actuality, it could be causing an uproar. I personally do not think that we can believe everything we hear or read. I take politics with a grain of salt because you never know who is telling the truth and who is lying.