Tuesday, November 25, 2003

It's truly a conundrum!

Howard Kurtz muses on leaks to the press:
Reporters love leaks. Can't get enough of 'em. The juicier the leak, the more sensitive the disclosure, the more likely you are to see it splashed on the front page.

But lately there have been a series of leaks that haven't gotten all that much attention outside of the conservative corner of the profession.

Which raises the following possibilities:

1) Mainstream reporters are sulking about having been beat.

2) The stories aren't all that great.

3) The establishment press reacts differently when conservatives break stories, assume it's part of the vast right-wing conspiracy and try to knock down the allegations.
Hint:
It's little wonder that some on the right are complaining once again about media bias.
I'm really scratching under my cap on this one.