This letter to the Florida Times Union is self-explanatory:
Having just reviewed your archives, I am surprised to discover that Dr. Howard Dean's (9) visits to South Carolina have not been covered by your paper.
That you are not unaware of the upcoming Democratic primaries is evidenced by the fact that Gen. Clark's recent visit to the state is reported in today's paper.
While an advanced search of the archives does return numerous mentions of Dr. Dean, "news" stories seem to be limited to a couple of derivative reports by David Decamp who mentions, for example, an upcoming speech on foreign policy without, apparently, having reported on it subsequently.
Considering that the Times Union is the most comprehensive paper available to the residents of the Georgia Coast, and perhaps even the Low Country, the failure to provide more coverage to this crucial presidential campaign does your readers a disservice.
Posted by Hannah at January 2, 2004 03:25 PM