Do a search on the Des Moines Register's web site for such words as "CNN, debate, Republican" and you get one hit on the matter: David Yepsen's column about Mike Huckabee.
Perhaps there was other coverage in the print newspaper about the event. Wire service (AP) stories don't usually make the online cut at the DMR as they do at other Gannett-owned newspapers such as the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
But it should be noted that, at least in the web edition, the Des Moines Register, the monopoly corporate newspaper that central Iowa is stuck with, didn't mention a single thing about the number of Democrat "plants" in the Republican/CNN/YouTube debate.
Update: More on the depth of the scandal from John Fund. And don't miss Instapundit snooping around Editor & Publisher and Poynter.
As someone in this business that you so hate, I can tell you that a friend I have who works for the Register tells me their site is notorious for doing a shoddy job returning legitimate services. I AM guessing they likely just picked up the AP story on the debate.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I hate that paper, and they still do shitty work.
I read the print version yesteday. I noticed one story on the last page of the first section...
ReplyDeleteI would contend that that the register is one of the best news papers in the state.
I can only imagine the outrage had this been a Fox news Democrat debate with republican plants. I'm sure that would have mandated a front page headline.
ReplyDeleteThey would be talking about that for MONTHS if that had happened..
ReplyDeleteHere's the one result of this that will be FOR SURE..
Whomever the GOP nominee is..there is NO way in hell they're going to agree to any CNN sponsored debates during the general election campaign.. NONE..