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A Tilt in Campaign Coverage
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-- R.B. Hopler
Oxford, Md.
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Dan Balz's Oct. 3 article on the vice presidential debate carried the headline "Palin Delivers, but Doubts Linger." Reading through Balz's lengthy analysis, however, I concluded that "Doubts Linger" was purely the emendation of the headline writer. Nowhere in the text do you find "doubts" to be a significant theme of the article itself.
The only remotely related point comes very close to the end of the article. There, Balz wrote that even some Democrats gave Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin favorable reviews but that others predicted her solid performance would not sway voters already inclined to vote for Barack Obama over John McCain. This scarcely surprising reaction from the opposition does not, I believe, support the strong downside emphasis of the headline.
Because many time-pressed readers lack the time to read much past headlines, The Post should take care to ensure that those headlines reflect the tenor and balance of the articles.
-- Ken Barry
Vienna
