Washington Times

Description

Washington Times hurtles toward tomorrow's explosive reveal, unleashing leaked annual White House assistant salaries smuggled from congressional subcommittees by opposition saboteurs. This print predator prompts Margaret and Donna's frantic Communications Office lockdown—assistants applaud stifled gripes, pledging patriotic silence as privilege trumps pay gripes, exposing the Bartlet team's razor-thin margin against petty media barrages amid MS leaks and terror shadows.

Affiliated Characters

Unnamed Male Assistant

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events

S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang

Margaret and Donna Rally Assistants Against Salary Leak Backlash

Positioned as the predatory publisher primed to detonate the leaked salary list, prompting Margaret's preemptive strike to starve their story of staff quotes, embodying media's role in amplifying opposition sabotage and testing White House cohesion amid broader scandals.

Active Representation

Through announced upcoming publication of leaked data.

Power Dynamics

External antagonist wielding leaked info to pressure and embarrass the administration.

Institutional Impact

Highlights press as amplifier of partisan leaks, eroding staff morale.

Organizational Goals

Publish sensational salary disparity exposé Fuel narratives of White House excess or underpayment

Influence Mechanisms

Leveraging leaked documents for headlines Exploiting public interest in insider pay

S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang

Josh Confronts Donna Over Intern's eBay Moose Meat Sale

Washington Times' salary list scoop galvanizes the assistants' meeting Donna exits, priming vulnerability to leaks; staff's no-complaint vow sets stage for moose farce, underscoring media's petty erosions amid graver MS/terror threats.

Active Representation

Through imminent article on leaked data

Power Dynamics

Wields exposure leverage over administration morale

Institutional Impact

Pressures White House into self-censorship on internal inequities

Organizational Goals

Amplify scandal for readership spikes Exploit leaks to critique executive excess

Influence Mechanisms

Print publication deadlines Partisan sourcing from subcommittees

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S3E19

Margaret and Donna Rally Assistants Against Salary Leak Backlash

In the Communications Office, Margaret and Donna preside over White House assistants, revealing the Washington Times' impending publication of leaked salary lists from congressional subcommittees, …