WaPo Highlights 'Local Opinion' Politicizing Nun's Death in Favor of

August 5th, 2010 12:49 PM
The Washington Post has an opinion blog entitled "All Opinions Are Local." Print edition editors regularly pick from the blog to excerpt a post to the editorial page under the heading "Local Opinions."Today's entry, "Stop the torrent of hate after a deadly drunk-driving crash," was filed by one Simone Campbell of Washington, whom the Post noted "is executive director of Network, a Catholic social…

USA Today Reporter: 'Do You Care About the Nationality' of Drunk Drive

August 4th, 2010 12:50 PM
On Sunday morning in northern Virginia, a drunk illegal immigrant -- who had previously been convicted twice on DUI charges --  allegedly crashed head-on into a car full of nuns, killing one, Sister Denise Mosier, and injuring the rest. The Benedictine Sisters have since come out to say they are "dismayed and saddened" that the crime "has been politicized and become an apparent forum for the…

WaPo Headline Writers Obscure Story: Drunk-Driving Illegal Alien Kills

August 3rd, 2010 7:36 AM
A lot of newspaper readers just scan the headlines quickly and choose only a few stories to read, even on the front page. Newspapers are often accused of tabloidish, exaggerated headlines. But sometimes, they do the opposite, with duller headlines that seem designed not to inform -- or offend.  The front page of Tuesday's Washington Post carried the headline "Va. driver had record of DUIs…