The West Wing

Network Affiliates

Description

C.J. catapults tape and Sherri-incident fury to 154 affiliates, these media distributors igniting local airwaves from press room shadows. They snatch White House edicts—post-briefing, pre-Oval pivot—channeling national tempests (estate tax, Jerusalem blast) into regional roars, enforcing C.J.'s narrative whip across broadcast webs where credentials bend reporters like Sherri to staff will.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events
S3E4 · On the Day Before
Carol Urgently Summons C.J. to Oval Office

Network affiliates (154 cited by C.J.) are invoked to underscore the tape's broad distribution, diluting Sherri's leverage and channeling national crises like veto and bombings into local narratives under C.J.'s whip hand.

Active Representation

Via tape distribution reference

Power Dynamics

Subordinate to White House narrative control

Institutional Impact

Extends federal story control to grassroots media

Organizational Goals
Distribute White House content regionally Pursue high-impact broadcasts
Influence Mechanisms
Affiliate syndication Local station pipelines
S3E4 · On the Day Before
C.J. Crushes Sherri's Defiance with Credential Ultimatum

C.J. reveals tape's distribution to 154 network affiliates, diluting Sherri's threat by exposing mutual risk; affiliates positioned as narrative enforcers channeling crises to regions.

Active Representation

Invoked as tape recipients undermining exclusivity

Power Dynamics

Bent to C.J.'s will via presidential incentives

Institutional Impact

Demonstrates White House narrative control over media pipelines

Organizational Goals
Distribute White House content widely Capitalize on scandal footage
Influence Mechanisms
Affiliate broadcast networks National-to-local narrative propagation