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07-19-2010, 07:21 AM
The Washington Post has not bothered to cover the story of voter intimidation by the new black panther party or any of the other important stories that have stemmed from this major news story.
Well, they did finally "cover", and I use that word very generously, the story July 15, 2010 with the headline: 2008 voter-intimidation case against New Black Panthers riles the right
On Sunday, one of WaPo's ombudsman, wrote an opinion piece admitting that the paper should have covered the story. I found it interesting though that even in Andrew Alexander's opinion piece he said, "...For months, readers have contacted the ombudsman wondering why The Post hasn't been covering the case..."
In case you don't know, according to WaPo, "As The Washington Post ombudsman, he serves as its internal critic and represents readers who have concerns or complaints on a wide range of topics including accuracy, fairness, ethics and the newsgathering process. In his role, he also promotes public understanding of the newspaper, its Web site and journalism more generally. He operates under a contract with The Washington Post that guarantees him independence."
Seems to me, WaPo's ombudman needs an ombudman to watch him. Oh, he does. The WaPo readership. As circulation keeps dropping for WaPo and other media outlets, and they keep kowtowing to liberal interests, is it any wonder they support goverment funding of media?
Alexander went on to say, "...National Editor Kevin Merida, who termed the controversy 'significant,' said he wished The Post had written about it sooner. The delay was a result of limited staffing and a heavy volume of other news on the Justice Department beat, he said."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071604081.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405880.html
Well, they did finally "cover", and I use that word very generously, the story July 15, 2010 with the headline: 2008 voter-intimidation case against New Black Panthers riles the right
On Sunday, one of WaPo's ombudsman, wrote an opinion piece admitting that the paper should have covered the story. I found it interesting though that even in Andrew Alexander's opinion piece he said, "...For months, readers have contacted the ombudsman wondering why The Post hasn't been covering the case..."
In case you don't know, according to WaPo, "As The Washington Post ombudsman, he serves as its internal critic and represents readers who have concerns or complaints on a wide range of topics including accuracy, fairness, ethics and the newsgathering process. In his role, he also promotes public understanding of the newspaper, its Web site and journalism more generally. He operates under a contract with The Washington Post that guarantees him independence."
Seems to me, WaPo's ombudman needs an ombudman to watch him. Oh, he does. The WaPo readership. As circulation keeps dropping for WaPo and other media outlets, and they keep kowtowing to liberal interests, is it any wonder they support goverment funding of media?
Alexander went on to say, "...National Editor Kevin Merida, who termed the controversy 'significant,' said he wished The Post had written about it sooner. The delay was a result of limited staffing and a heavy volume of other news on the Justice Department beat, he said."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/16/AR2010071604081.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071405880.html