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The IR Editorial on Dirty Politics: A Mess
Far too late to matter, the Independent Record has issued an editorial condemning the last minute smear campaign that was waged against a few Montana Republican legislators during the primary. While the headline in this incoherent mess suggests that the tactics ought to backfire, the article suggests that voters should be smart enough to ignore [...]
Continue reading...The Sorry State of Journalism
27. June 2008
Every now and again, the story speaks for itself. From the Independent Record’s groundbreaking Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down editorial: Thumbs down to questions raised in Sunday’s story about allegations that NorthWestern Energy has paid more in dividends to stockholders over the last two years than the company’s entire net earnings. If true, it makes one wonder [...]
Continue reading...Even Less Coverage of Montana’s Congressional Delegation?
31. May 2008
This is hardly encouraging news: The Lee Newspapers are closing their one reporter bureau in Washington, D.C. that covered the Congressional delegations from Montana and Wyoming: “To adjust to the continual rising expenses our newspapers are facing, we’ve decided to move coverage of the congressional delegation back to our newsrooms and our three-reporter state bureau in [...]
Continue reading...The Missoula Independent’s Embarrassing Rehberg Story
3. April 2008
Wow. I suppose it’s ironic that a few days after a little dustup with the owner of the Missoula Independent about quality reporting and the response of blogs, I came across the Independent’s recent obsequious, fawning portrayal of Dennis Rehberg. Frankly, it’s a pretty unbelievable story. Framed as a question about the likelihood of anyone beating [...]
Continue reading...More Evidence, Indeed
2. March 2008
Well, in anticipation of Senator Clinton’s departure from the race, the knives at America’s leading papers are sharpening for use against Barack Obama, if today’s editorial piece by David Ignatius is any indication. You can read Ignatius’s hit piece for yourself if you like, but I’d like to focus on the last paragraph, where he writes: No [...]
Continue reading...Education Reporting in the Independent Record: Stenography is Fun!
2. March 2008
Back when I was in college, I worked at the State Capitol giving tours of building. One lazy day, while I was waiting at my station, I happened to hear a local reporter interview a lobbyist about his position on a proposed mine. After the interview was complete, this “journalist” earnestly turned to the lobbyist [...]
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