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NC Paper: We Tried to Confirm Edwards Affair

Editor says coverage was spot on, given what reporters knew

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 13, 2008 12:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – There has been much hand-wringing over the mainstream media’s coverage—or lack thereof—of the John Edwards sex scandal, but the News & Observer of Raleigh thinks it got it right. In a blog post today, the executive editor explains that the paper took... Read full story »

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