Better late than never. I guess.
The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts.
No kidding. Really?
Maybe if you had taken your poll a month ago, we wouldn’t have had to suffer through the final month of your paper’s knob polishing of The Lightworker.
My assistant, Jean Hwang, and I have been examining Post coverage since Nov. 11 of last year on issues, voters, fund raising, the candidates’ backgrounds and horse-race stories on tactics, strategy and consultants. We also have looked at photos and Page 1 stories since Obama captured the nomination June 4.
The count was lopsided, with 1,295 horse-race stories and 594 issues stories. The Post was deficient in stories that reported more than the two candidates trading jabs; readers needed articles, going back to the primaries, comparing their positions with outside experts’ views. There were no broad stories on energy or science policy, and there were few on religion issues.
Navel gazing at its finest folks. Only at the WaPo.
Oh, and notice that nowhere in the article did any one say they would stop the laudatory printings any time soon.
Yeah, they’re stuck carrying this dude’s water for at least 4 years. They’re the official state media now, and will likely be in line for a bailout.
Having fulfilled their obligations, Deborah and Jenne then went back to waiting in line to service the new president – again.