Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Washington Post: staying on top of breaking news

Did I say “breaking" news? More like “broken, discarded and covered with a thick layer of dust”. For example, the Post thought that a rehash of the months-old Republican infighting surrounding John Boehner’s reelection as Speaker of the House merited today’s spotlight:
While the rest of DC is tracking down information on numerous scandals engulfing the Obama Administration, The Washington Post would like to turn your attention to a mini-revolt within the GOP Caucus that happened six months ago. "House Republicans Broken Into Fighting Factions," the headline states boldly, while the actual article mostly retells the story about the vote for Speaker back in January. According to DC's paper of record, this is the major news of the day.
Watch for exciting coverage tomorrow of the Army-McCarthy hearings and that latest dance sensation, the Twist.

5 comments:

bruce said...

Yeah they do it here too, they seem to keep a folder of old anti-conservative stories to drag out and serve up in doses measured for maximum impact. All journalists keep a folder of filler of course, I guess its the assumptions behind the way they use it which are so blatantly obvious to us, but unconscious to them. 'Biased? Us?'

bruce said...

"it's" - darn, missed that one.

rinardman said...

The old idiom "turning a blind eye" seems to fit.

RebeccaH said...

Actually, I'm encouraged. If that's the best they can do, they're in a world of hurt.

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