There used to be a time in the newspaper business that papers tried to balance the significance of the news with the fairness of the coverage. For example, the announcements of candidacy for elective office by the major contenders were given similar “play” in the paper whenever possible — same page in the paper and same size photos was ideal.
That doesn’t seem to be the case now.
On March 24 the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Republican Ted Cruz had announced his presidential candidacy. The story was on page 5A with no photo.
On April 8 the paper reported Rand Paul’s announcement that he too was seeking the Republican nomination. That ran on 9A with a photo. When he held a rally in Las Vegas a couple of days later, that garnered 1B coverage with a small photo.
When Hillary Clinton announced her Democratic presidential run, on April 13 the paper carried two stories and a photo on the front page.
Today the paper reports that Marco Rubio has announced his Republican bid. That appears on 6A with a photo. The story makes no mention of the fact that Rubio lived in Las Vegas and attended school here from third through eighth grade while his father tended bar at Sam’s Town and his mother was a maid at the Imperial Palace. While living in Las Vegas the family attended Mormon Church services, according to his cousin Mo Denis, a Democratic state senator.
I guess you could make argument there is only one Democratic candidate and there may a dozen GOP hopefuls.
4TH ST8 
Really well done, Mitch. Note: While RJ didn’t mention much important stuff, esp. re LV, it did close with obligatory reference to Koch Bros.
RK
Ron Knecht Economist & Nevada Controller 775-882-2935 775-684-5777 http://www.RonKnecht.com
I have seen a change at the RJ over the last few years. Is Glenn Cook all we have left for conservative news?
That’s apparently the case.
One of the most important PAC’s for the progressive left & the Democrat party…the mainstream leg humping lapdog media. And they do it for free…and it’s across the entire spectrum. And we wonder why unqualified politicians waltz into the White House on the votes of low information voters. To quote Mark Twain…“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re mis-informed.”
No fair! I was planning on using that quote at a speaking engagement.
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