Mediagazer: President Obama, off the record (Dylan Byers/Politico)

7:45 PM ET, November 1, 2013

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

President Obama, off the record — President Barack Obama is often accused of being insular. He's not a schmoozer. He doesn't like meeting with lawmakers, and he doesn't particularly care for talking to reporters, either. — But get him in an off-the-record setting with a small group …

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Emily Bell / Guardian:

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Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Tom Slee / The New Inquiry:

Pierre Omidyar's journalistic venture is another of his efforts to fuse philanthropy with profit — so far, not so good — Pierre Omidyar's journalistic venture is another of his efforts to fuse philanthropy with profit — so far, not so good — There is no doubt that the new journalism …