LIBERAL MEDIA BIAS?
Brian Lambert to be Dayton media adviser
Sen. Mark Dayton has hired former St. Paul Pioneer Press media critic Brian Lambert as his senior media adviser, Lambert confirmed Friday.
He won't be Dayton's spokesman, but he will "be working with the press in the Twin Cities and around the state, helping with op/ed pieces and writing speeches," Lambert said of his new job, which begins Monday.
"I met Mark Dayton 20 years ago and was truly impressed. I think he is a decent, thoughtful guy," he added.
Veteran WCCO-TV political reporter Pat Kessler called Lambert's hiring "a very interesting choice. Brian was an aggressive reporter. He's someone who takes his job seriously, but never himself."
Kessler said Lambert's ability to be self-deprecating "may be one of the most important tools he brings to the job."
Politics will be a new gig for Lambert, a journalist with more than 25 years experience in the Twin Cities, 15 of them writing for the Pioneer Press, where his popular column was a must-read for the Twin Cities media. The paper terminated the beat last summer.
Lambert resigned from the paper last week.
Lambert won't be the first journalist to turn political -- but he will be one of the few print writers to make the move. Sen. Norm Coleman's press spokesman, Tom Steward, used to work at WCCO-TV. Current KSTP-TV anchor Cyndi Brucato was a spokeswoman for Gov. Arne Carlson.
Lambert's new position comes as Dayton has taken a more high-profile political stance, making a fiery speech against the confirmation of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and authoring a bill to reform Medicare.
"In many ways, Senator Dayton is not completely defined for the people of Minnesota," Kessler said. Lambert's appointment "is a signal that he is going to be very aggressive in getting his message and his image out in the next two years." Source: Star Tribune, January 29, 2005
Sen. Mark Dayton has hired former St. Paul Pioneer Press media critic Brian Lambert as his senior media adviser, Lambert confirmed Friday.
He won't be Dayton's spokesman, but he will "be working with the press in the Twin Cities and around the state, helping with op/ed pieces and writing speeches," Lambert said of his new job, which begins Monday.
"I met Mark Dayton 20 years ago and was truly impressed. I think he is a decent, thoughtful guy," he added.
Veteran WCCO-TV political reporter Pat Kessler called Lambert's hiring "a very interesting choice. Brian was an aggressive reporter. He's someone who takes his job seriously, but never himself."
Kessler said Lambert's ability to be self-deprecating "may be one of the most important tools he brings to the job."
Politics will be a new gig for Lambert, a journalist with more than 25 years experience in the Twin Cities, 15 of them writing for the Pioneer Press, where his popular column was a must-read for the Twin Cities media. The paper terminated the beat last summer.
Lambert resigned from the paper last week.
Lambert won't be the first journalist to turn political -- but he will be one of the few print writers to make the move. Sen. Norm Coleman's press spokesman, Tom Steward, used to work at WCCO-TV. Current KSTP-TV anchor Cyndi Brucato was a spokeswoman for Gov. Arne Carlson.
Lambert's new position comes as Dayton has taken a more high-profile political stance, making a fiery speech against the confirmation of Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and authoring a bill to reform Medicare.
"In many ways, Senator Dayton is not completely defined for the people of Minnesota," Kessler said. Lambert's appointment "is a signal that he is going to be very aggressive in getting his message and his image out in the next two years." Source: Star Tribune, January 29, 2005
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