The New York Times’ coverage of Barack Obama's race speech in Philadelphia was simple and to the point; it presented the context in which Obama gave the speech, focused mostly on the content and tone of the speech, and provided a little commentary from Doug Wilder, the first African-American governor since Reconstruction. Absent from the New York Times was the fearmongering of Fox news in the referring of MSNBC - the Times was focused on presenting the facts in the barest possible form. The Stump, by contrast, given the numerous political, historical, and sociological questions surrounding the speech, was at the top of its game. Several Stump writers wrote in-depth articles in addition to their blog posts, and the Stump aptly debated the choices Obama managed, the intellectual influences he drew upon, and the likelihood that his speech would resonate with various demographics of voters.
Links:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18wright.html?scp=6&sq=obama+race+speech&st=nyt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/us/politics/19obama.html?fta=y
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/us/politics/20race.html?scp=7&sq=obama+race+speech&st=nyt
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/03/18/will-obama-s-speech-work.aspx
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/03/18/two-quickie-thoughts-about-the-obama-speech.aspx
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/03/18/obama-s-race-speech.aspx
http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/03/17/obama-to-give-a-speech-on-race.aspx
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