Johnson and Reporter Access

Greg Belfrage: 

There's a big lesson here for Imperial Editor Randell Beck and the stormtroopers over at the Argus Leader. As you may recall, Beck was incredibly dismissive of those calling for more information about the Senator's condition. Some of us were critical of the state's media, especially the Argus, for not providing enough aggressive coverage. They must have been greatly surprised to learn we weren't getting full disclosure. Who looks silly now?

The Argus tried to sweep this story under the rug as quickly as possible. That comes as a bit of surprise. You'd think the Argus would be used to having egg on its face.