Overplayed
2010-02-18 - by
Since when does an obviously political and apparently unsupported charge by the state Republican Party chairman rate a screaming, streaming headline across Page B1 in The News & Observer?
The third graf of the story said:
‘The head of the state elections board said Wednesday that officials are reviewing how all gubernatorial campaigns from 2004 and 2008 handled flights and have not yet seen anything to warrant the treatment given to Easley” (emphasis added).
“The information has not reached the level that causes us concern.”
Apparently, the allegations don’t have to reach much of a level to cause the N&O to overhype them.
The only evidence the GOP’s Tom Fetzer offered is that he “sees similarities in campaign finance records between Easley and Perdue.”
Holy cow! “Similarities!” Call Inspector Javert!
Maybe something serious will turn up, and maybe it won’t. But the N&O’s watchdog zeal overrode its news judgment here.
Overplayed
2010-02-18/
Since when does an obviously political and apparently unsupported charge by the state Republican Party chairman rate a screaming, streaming headline across Page B1 in The News & Observer?
The third graf of the story said:
‘The head of the state elections board said Wednesday that officials are reviewing how all gubernatorial campaigns from 2004 and 2008 handled flights and have not yet seen anything to warrant the treatment given to Easley” (emphasis added).
“The information has not reached the level that causes us concern.”
Apparently, the allegations don’t have to reach much of a level to cause the N&O to overhype them.
The only evidence the GOP’s Tom Fetzer offered is that he “sees similarities in campaign finance records between Easley and Perdue.”
Holy cow! “Similarities!” Call Inspector Javert!
Maybe something serious will turn up, and maybe it won’t. But the N&O’s watchdog zeal overrode its news judgment here.