They've avoided any mention of the case for two years, despite masses of reader emails, letters, and even phone calls demanding to know what their rightwing relatives and colleagues are blithering about, admits the Washington Post ombudsman, and even though other major news outlets like the New York Times have done the occasional report... and of course the blogs. But there is plenty more story to cover, quothe he, and anyway, with this article they've made a pretty good start. And actually, they have: the two Post reporters who got the byline hit every point as if there'd never been editorial bias against noticing the story, even linking to the original voting precinct video we all remember so well.
So go to the link, just to reward them for finally doing their job. And as you do, join me in wondering what other stories are they currently avoiding in the hope that if they shut their eyes it will cease to exist. |
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