A phone call with Bobbie Jo Buel at the Star

by David Safier My wife Joan called the Star's Executive Editor, Bobbie Jo Buel, a few minutes ago. It wasn't my idea. It was hers. What I posted on BfA regarding the Star's misleading headline in this morning's paper (here and here), along with similar posts I've written in the past, angered Joan enough that … Read more

Star headline worse than heads used by Moon, Murdoch, Fox

by David Safier Just how bad is the Star's Creative Headline Writer's abomination in today's paper? Worse than any headline I found on the same AP story from Moon, Murdoch or Fox. Earlier this morning I wrote about the headline the Star created for today's AP story: Why seniors say Obamacare is bad medicine for … Read more

Star bases anti-Obama, anti-HCR headline on GOP, Tea Party sources

by David Safier Unbelievable. The Star created a headline by using GOP talking points and a phrase that comes from signs carried at Tea Party rallies. First, let's look at the headline most papers used for today's AP story: Seniors fear health care remake will hurt Medicare Then there are variations that sound like this: … Read more

Good reporting, Good column-ing

by David Safier Here are a few wonderful moments in this morning's Star. I loved a 2 paragraph passage in Howard Fischer's article about the governor and legislators' attempts to get Arizona to join the health care lawsuit. Adams complains about the "mandate" that he later has to admit really isn't a mandate. House Speaker … Read more