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If I Ran the Zoo — In an exceedingly silly column, this week the Washington Post's Deborah Howell works on her counting. Through simple arithmetic -- "Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4" -- Howell proves that the press loves Obama. Or something. ...

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pandagon.net - these things don't just blame themselves — ... In other evidence that our journalistic system is screwed up beyond recognition, Deborah Howell is back for the third straight week arguing that McCain needs more stories in the Washington Post, because weeks of stories evaluating Obama’s presumptuousness are grossly unfair to John McCain.  ...

Direct.  Snappy.  Off-Topic.
pandagon.net - these things don't just blame themselves — ... In other evidence that our journalistic system is screwed up beyond recognition, Deborah Howell is back for the third straight week arguing that McCain needs more stories in the Washington Post, because weeks of stories evaluating Obama’s presumptuousness are grossly unfair to John McCain.  ...

Instapundit — HOW HARD IS THE PRESS LEANING TOWARD OBAMA? The WaPo Ombud explains. "The disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good." ...

Instapundit — HOW HARD IS THE PRESS LEANING TOWARD OBAMA? The WaPo Ombud explains. "The disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good." ...

Washington Post Ombudsman: '3 to 1' Obama Front Page Advantage
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... was 122 for Obama and 78 for McCain.” She also recalled Obama's dominance during his overseas trip: “When Obama traveled to the Middle East and Europe, the coverage dwarfed that of McCain -- six Page 1 stories from July 19 to July 27, plus an earlier front-page story announcing the trip. McCain managed one Page 1 story and one Page 1 reference; the July 25 story said he might pick a vice presidential candidate soon, but that didn't happen.” Howell's August 17 column: “Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race”

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Maggie's Farm — ... Deborah Howell, the Washington Post's ombudsman ombudswoman ombudsperson writes: ...

Even Lil Debbie's noticing
Corrente — WaPo ombudsman [cough] Debbie Howell: Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party’s presumptive [Debbie’s a racist!] nominee June 4. With the money advantage, the press advantage, and new registrations, the election’s in the bag for Obama now. Don’t worry.

Really?
Right Wing Nation — Who’d'a thunk? And speaking of: Obama Camp: Yeah He Was Lying About That Abortion Bill Really? Who’d'a thunk?

Washington Post Ombudsman: Too Much Obama
Say Anything — ... Washington Post ombudswoman Deborah Howell has some sharp things to say about the disparity in coverage between John McCain and Barack Obama: ...

WaPo summer coverage favors Obama
The Swamp — ... of the first African American presidential nominee after a bitter primary campaign and his efforts to unite a party afterward were simply more newsworthy than a candidate whose nomination was already assured and who spent much of that time raising money. In the end, we can and should be judged on the fairness of our coverage, but that is a judgment that must be made over the course of the whole campaign, not a single period of time." Read the full column here.

Not Waiting For The Asteroid
small dead animals — Not Waiting For The Asteroid [image] " Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in [Washington] Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4. [...] the disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good." Posted by Kate at August 18, 2008 2:24 PM

Monday evening links
Maggie's Farm — Fun with math. Right Wing Prof The San Diego border fence, update Weird Lefty stuff, including: It is no disadvantage for those who thrill at enmity also to profess a universal brotherhood. There are many men who do not profess any such idea, or who do not do so with the demanded zeal, and who therefore make a most ...

Washington Post Admits Pro-Obama Bias
Wizbang — For weeks, almost months now, conservatives have written or spoken about the media's love for Barack Obama (John McCain even had a video of media personalities professing their admiration for him set to music). Deborah Howell, the Washington Post's Ombudsman, finally admitted in an article today that her own newspaper is heavily biased in favor of Barack Obama : Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4. Obama has generated a lot of news by being the first African American nominee, and he is less well known than McCain -- and therefore there's more to ...

STOP THE PRESSES!
Babalu Blog — August 18, 2008 STOP THE PRESSES! Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in [Washington] Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4. Really? I never noticed. Posted by Alberto de la Cruz at August 18, 2008 06:07 PM « Olympic Update | Babalu Blog - Main Page Comments Post a comment Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. ( sign out ) (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? Yes No Comments:

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Ukraine offers satellite defence co-operation with Europe and US - Telegraph Ukraine inflamed mounting East-West tensions yesterday by offering up a Soviet-built satellite facility as part of the European missile defence system. Day By Day by Chris Muir August 18, 2008 Barack Obama 275 John McCain 250 Ties 13 Cal's jobless rate jumps to 7.3 percent - Dan Walters: California by the Numbers | CapitolAlert.com California's unemployment rate jumped to 7.3 percent in July, the highest rate in 12 years and one of the highest in the nation, the Employment Development Department reported Friday Barack ...

links for 2008-08-19
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — JustOneMinute: The Chicago Annenberg Challenge - The Fog Thickens Barack Obama and unrepentant Weatherman Bill Ayers worked together on public school reform in Chicago for several years through the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, co-founded by Bill Ayers and originally chaired by Barack Obama. This aspect of the Ayers/Obama relationship got surprisingly short shrift ...

It’s All About Obama
PoliGazette — The Washington Post should be ashamed of its own reporting of the 2008 campaigns; it now admits that it covered Obama three times more than it covered McCain. That is a horrendous figure for a leading American newspaper, and one that should result in mass lay-offs. One could argue that Obama got more attention because he deserved it; he was the one who got a real movement going, and whose success was historic in so far that a black man had never before secured the nomination of one of the major political parties in the United States. Additionally, one could say, more happened around Obama; he traveled to Europe, controversies were often about him, not ...

"They didn’t choose the circumstances of this race. Their job is to cope with them."
Stubborn Facts — ... be down by double digits at this point. He’s nearly even. Everyone said he’d be vastly outspent. That hasn’t happened. A long-shot candidacy now seems entirely plausible. As the McCain’s campaign has become more conventional, his political prospects have soared. Both he and Obama had visions of upending the system. Maybe in office, one of them will still be able to do that. But at least on the campaign trail, the system is winning. Yep. Added: Even the WaPo sees the slant in coverage.

Today on Doing Time with Ron Kuby- Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Latest on Air America — 40 YEARS LATER There's been a lot of talk about protests at this year's Democratic convention and we ask why? Should the masses assemble at the steps of the Republican machine? Is it just that Denver will be more fun so protestors are flocking there? We'll look back in history to the Chicago10 and the shocking protests at the 1968 convention. We'll be talking with Bobby Seale founder of the Black Panther Party ...

If A “Journalist” Swoons In The Beltway, Do We All Have To Know About It?
Firedoglake — ... , but this is likely all part and parcel with her rounding out the disparate numbers campaign for more positive spin on the McCain side of the reportage, whether he's earned it or not. Because reporting isn't about the facts, the evidence, or even serving the readers needs by pointing out the truth or lack thereof -- it's about the bean-counting and ...

If A “Journalist” Swoons In The Beltway, Do We All Have To Know About It?
The Hollywood Liberal — ... , but this is likely all part and parcel with her rounding out the disparate numbers campaign for more positive spin on the McCain side of the reportage, whether he’s earned it or not. Because reporting isn’t about the facts, the evidence, or even serving the readers needs by pointing out the truth or lack thereof — it’s about the bean-counting and ...

McCain Media Attacks Become Entrenched Part of Strategy
Political Punch — ... and lombudsmen , Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is on TV and on newspaper front pages more often. And in my personal view -- speaking for myself only -- I can certainly see why McCainiacs would be frustrated with the media as a whole. (To be fair, there are other studies, ...

WaPo Tries to Explain Not Putting Huge Va. McCain Rally on Page One
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... On August 17, Howell noticed a dramatic three-to-one imbalance in Post front-page stories from June 4 to August 15, especially around Obama’s Nissan Pavilion event: ...