How The McCain Story Blew Up: Good Question
At the heart of tonight’s Good Question is an issue of blame. Who is to blame for focusing the dialogue on sex and scandal? The media or the public? Jane Kirtley told me today: “If the public really weren’t interested in that, I can pretty much guarantee the media would not be pursuing that line of inquiry.”
You should judge for yourself:
Read the original New York Times story.
Here’s the Washington Post story, which originally didn’t mention any insinuation of an affair.
The Columbia Journalism Review has 5 questions for the NYTimes.
There’s some speculation that the reason the New York Times published today, is that they knew The New Republic was going to run this story on why the NY Times was holding the McCain story.
Locally, Brian Lambert blogs about the McMania.
And for those fascinated by journalism, thePoytner Institute has posted resources for journalists covering the story.
E-mail me your thoughts, I’ll share some of them here tomorrow.
(Repost from DeBlog)