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'The Newsroom' is not reality says 'Meet the Press' EP

June 25, 2012 | 5:44 pm | Modified: June 25, 2012 at 5:50 pm
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"Umm ... no."

-- "Meet the Press" Executive Producer Betsy Fischer Martin's response when asked via Twitter if HBO's "The Newsroom" was an accurate depiction of the newsroom. The Aaron Sorkin show debuted Sunday night after getting poor reviews from the New York Times, the New Yorker and ABC's Jake Tapper writing for the New Republic. That being said, there were some journalists who found it compelling, including CNN's Piers Morgan and Dan Rather.

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