Tim Graham writes: “On Saturday, February 4, the great news about the jobless rate dropping to 4.7 percent, with the Post sub-headline explaining ‘Unemployment Hits Lowest Level Since July ’01,’ ended up on page D-1, the front page of the Business section, a regular lower-profile location for good economic news.
“On Saturday, February 11, ‘Trade Gap Hits Record For 4th Year In A Row’ ended up on page A-1, with the Post warning in the first paragraph that this statistic that ‘soared to a record’ is ‘a reminder of the dangers hovering over a generally robust economy.’ We should give the Post a little credit for noting the ‘robust’ part, even though that’s usually left in the D-section. Both articles were written by Paul Blustein, but both had a blend of positive and negative notes. But the jobless-rate article quoted a mix of experts, from a statement by the Treasury Secretary to independent experts to the Center for American Progress, labeled a ‘pro-Democratic think tank.’ (That’s a creative way to avoid the ‘liberal’ label.)”
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