David Kranz, the dean of South Dakota political reporters, in his report today about campaign funding headlined "Finance laws may affect Senate election," does not discuss the fact that Tom Daschle plans to raise an anticipated $2 million for his campaign next Monday in a fundraiser headlined by Bill Clinton and John Mellencamp. It's reasonable to expect a political reporter to mention that timely and relevant bit of information when he writes an article about campaign funding.
Some might argue that the Argus Leader's Mike Madden has already reported that bit of information, so David Kranz can skate by without reporting it. Not so. Much of the campaign funding information Kranz cites has already been reported in the pages of the AL, some of it even by Mike Madden. Why is it that certain information is worth being reported two or more times, but timely and relevant information that reflects negatively on Tom Daschle is not worth repeating?
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