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09.19.2008 12:22 pm

Do you trust the truth squads?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An article in the Christian Science Monitor  reports that media truth squads are hard at work trying to gauge the accuracy of the presidential candidates’ campaigns claims.

To show how difficult that challenge is the article notes that:

“A recent Gallup poll…

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09.10.2008 12:30 pm

Why did Palin pick ABC’s Gibson?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Of all the journalists out there, why did Sarah Palin choose ABC News’ Charles Gibson for her first exclusive interview since being named to the GOP ticket? The interview is scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, and the network plans to…

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09.05.2008 11:21 am

Hockey moms are special because….

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

soccer.jpgUnless you’ve been in a cave this past week, you know that Sarah Palin is a hockey mom.  That’s what she calls herself — and it’s a description that supporters and pundits alike have embraced.

What’s it mean? Youth hockey is…

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08.26.2008 3:44 pm

Too little Teddy Kennedy?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Did the Post-Dispatch do Teddy Kennedy justice in this morning’s paper?

The news crew at C-Span last night was aglow over the tribute as it aired live. Their enthusiasm captured the magic of the moment — or perhaps gave it a…

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08.25.2008 12:32 pm

Black politics: poor choice of words?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Black politics: Where to now?” read the top headline on today’s front page of the Post-Dispatch.

A couple readers wondered, rather strongly, where that headline was headed.

We received this email from a reader:

Subject: Black Politics Where to Now? WTF??

What’s next? A…

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06.05.2008 3:59 pm

Did we overplay Rezko to hurt Obama?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A caller today said we erred in putting the Rezko guilty verdict (”Rezko guilty verdict resonates”) at the top of today’s Post-Dispatch front page. That headline stretched across five columns.

She said the story about Obama’s historic candidacy (“Obama’s triumph lifts hopes…

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