Name That Party: In Birmingham, Ala. Democratic Mayor's Sentencing for

Tom Blumer
Former Birmingham, Alabama mayor Larry Langford (pictured at right in AP photo), who is a Democrat, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for bribery.In reporting the story, Reuters did what a competent wire service should do, informing readers of Langford's party affiliation early on:The former mayor of Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, was sentenced on Friday for his role in corrupt…
 

Name That Party: Democratic Birmingham Mayor Arrested

Tom Blumer
Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Larry Langford has been arrested. His party is not mentioned in the story at AL.com. Langford is Democrat (even Wikipedia took a while before naming his party). Here are key paragraphs from the story: