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How do politicians’ personal lives play into the public arena? Should they?
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Michael Corby is a writer, editor and media relations coordinator at Florida State College at Jacksonville, his employer since 1995. He contributed an ongoing series of career articles to a local publication (which won a “Best-Bang-for-the-Buck” award), and has provided in-house support for countless marketing and public relations projects. His knowledge of and connections with the faculty and staff at the College enable him to provide rapid response to media inquiries, even to the extent of setting up early morning live TV interviews while on vacation in another part of the country. Corby has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, a college with such rigorous academic standards that he still can’t believe he got in—or that he got out.
It's two days before the South Carolina primary and a potential bombshell drops on a major candidate. Will it affect voters' reactions, and how?
By Michael Corby Thu, January 26, 2012 4:35 pm EDT
Political Science Professor Marcella Washington, Ph.D., assesses the potential affect of Newt Gingrinch's ex-wife alleging his request for a non-traditional family arrangement. Washington discusses with WJXT Morning Show Anchor Staci Spanos whether it's appropriate for media to question individual candidates on their personal lives, whether the public has a right to know about certain aspects of public figures' lives, whether those revelations affect how people vote, and who in the public arena, if anyone, is exempt from questioning. (WJXT, Jan. 20, 2012)
About the AuthorMichael Corby is a writer, editor and media relations coordinator at Florida State College at Jacksonville, his employer since 1995. He contributed an ongoing series of career articles to a local publication (which won a “Best-Bang-for-the-Buck” award), and has provided in-house support for countless marketing and public relations projects. His knowledge of and connections with the faculty and staff at the College enable him to provide rapid response to media inquiries, even to the extent of setting up early morning live TV interviews while on vacation in another part of the country. Corby has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, a college with such rigorous academic standards that he still can’t believe he got in—or that he got out.
