three our newhouse papers also going back from three day a week schedule, and roger simon, are you an newspaper guy. particularly heart breaking in the case of the times picayune did tha did such courageous reporting during katrina when some of the editors and reporters lost their own homes. >> it is heart breaking, and it may be a sign of more of the fact that new orleans has not come back from the damage of katrina more of a sign that newspapers are dead. there are parts of new orleans that still don't have electricity. people aren't going to sit at their computers and read it, but if it is a national trend, it's a shame. you know, there's something about reading a print product. you don't have to plug it in. you don't have to worry about the battery. you can put it in your pocket and swat flies with it. >> you can take it on the subway. maybe that's an older person because so many younger people just naturally go on-line, go on the ipad. ann, you worked at the boston globe and "new york times" before you worked at the washington post. i don't think it's unique to new orleans. i don

. >>> roger simon is here to talk about the elusive candidate characteristic that every campaign covetsw do you fake likability? >> it's the old joke, candidate says people want sincerity, i can fake that. it's supposed be impossible to fake likability but candidates have to show that they care about us it's the gateway issue. if you don't -- if people don't like you, they won't listen to you, it doesn't mat war your economic plan is, it doesn't matter what your jobs program is or your afghanistan policies is, if every time you kcome on the v set a person wants to throw his shoe at you. they've got to believe that at some level you're a human being. politicians get separated from human being qualities. >> there is campaign, president obama, mitt romney, mitt romney does seem to many critics more awkward than president obama. but they are relatively opaque in terms of really knowing what's go on in their heart and soul. >> well, they are. and they both try to keep as much distance as they can from the press, which is not always possible. but you know, the most effective line i think that

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