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To: bentway who wrote (130311)	8/7/2005 12:15:51 PM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793689

It seems a tiny scandal, important to conservatives only because it involves Air America. "Tiny" or not, it merits SOME coverage, especially by the NYT, for which it is a local story. Remember, the NYT gave AA a ton of coverage when it debuted, and also reported on its audience size later on. And depriving underprivileged kids of summer camp and other programs sounds like a natural human interest story, but not to the NYT, apparently. Heck, the WaPo found room for a lengthy story on a Girl Scout mom absconding with the proceeds from a cookie sale, depriving the troop of their planned trip, but not a peep about Air America. Choice of coverage as well as the angle says a lot about the news judgement of a paper. Is the NYT investigating this "8.8 billion unaccounted for"? Who knows? But here are some of their stories for today. August 7, 2005 New York Region Lawyer's Hunch Fueled Inquiry That Grounded a High-Flying Real Estate Investor Convicted of Aiding Terrorist, Translator Prepares for Prison Cell, Still in Disbelief 11-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Face by Boy, 10 Tightrope Walk Between Twin Towers Is Recalled Ferrer Expresses Support for Property Tax Rebates Accusations After Bloomberg Thwarts Miller on Class Size On Question of Pensions, Forrester Opts for Fiscal Conservatism Woman, 27, Dies in a Fire in Her Apartment in Williamsburg Legislator's S.U.V. Strikes Woman, 74 Man Walking With Friends Is Shot to Death Police Seek Ex-Boyfriend in Slaying Chess: Naiditsch, Ranked the Lowest, Takes Top Honors in Dortmund George Forman, 88, Dies; A.C.L.U. Leader Rev. Dr. Theodore Gill, 85, of John Jay College, Dies Lottery Numbers Finding Shade in a Legend's Shadow Our Towns: One Eye on the Sunday Paper, and One on the Neighborhood Bears Astronomer on Sidewalk Shares Passion for Galaxy August 7, 2005 Business A Money Scandal That's Rocking Hip-Hop Economic View: A Rising Yuan Won't Lift All Boats Techno Files: Now, if My Software Only Had a Brain ... Investing: Finding Bargains (and Headaches) at Foreclosure Sales Investing: This I.P.O. Trend Has Nary a Dot Nor a Com Market Week: Score It a 10 When the Fed Raises Rates Fundamentally: My Portfolio Is on Autopilot. Well, Part of It Is. Career Couch: Dismiss, Yes. Demoralize, No. Dealbook: Why the Buyout Kings Are Running Scared Suits: Cancel the Party, Dear. We'll Celebrate Alone. Square Feet: On Park Avenue, a Quiet Touch of Japan The Boss: Growing Up With Gadgets Refresh Button: Grateful Student Returns the Favor Off the Shelf: A Simpler Way to Beat the Competition The Count: Summer's No Time for Big Layoffs (Except This Year) Gretchen Morgenson: Was Someone Squeezing Treasuries? The Rise of the Digital Thugs The Goods: Keeping Dostoyevsky Safe From the Surf Europe Zips Lips; U.S. Sells ZIPs Nigeria Urged to Battle Corruption 'The Emperor of Wine': The New World Order The Way We Live Now: Post-Popism Consumed: Dog Chic The Xbox Auteurs Ukraine's Revolution Is Mired Over Markets