Ombudsman Blog: August 2, 2009 - August 8, 2009

When 'Some Voters' Means Three

The Post yesterday gave prominent play to a story about disenchantment among Virginians who supported Barack Obama last November. Unease with the president’s economic policies, it said, are influencing the strategies of those running for governor of the commonwealth....

By Andy Alexander  | August 6, 2009; 3:20 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (16)
 
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Questions About 'Battle for America 2008'

In recent days, The Post has given prominent display and ample space to a series of stories offering an inside account of last year’s presidential campaign. They are adapted from a new book, “The Battle for America 2008: The Story...

By Andy Alexander  | August 5, 2009; 11:57 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (7)
 
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The Tattoo That Was Too Perfect

Photo illustration of Target-tattooed hipster. (Patterson Clark) Accompanying a lead Post story today about hipsters seduced by the Columbia Heights Target store is an image of a woman with a magnificent tattoo. Yet look closer and you may notice...

By Andy Alexander  | August 4, 2009; 5:55 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (27)
 
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More on Obits

My column on The Post’s obituaries desk brought a lot of reader e-mail and calls, most from people who confessed to being obit addicts. They were full praise for the art of obit writing, and they had lots of...

By Andy Alexander  | August 3, 2009; 2:07 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
 
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