Sunday, September 15, 2002

In a very unusual journalistic move, the Tulsa World on September 14th actually named the Daily Oklahoman in one of its editorials. The editorial, "Mudslinging", was a criticism of candidate Brad Henry for "smearing" candidate Vince Orza. Both are Democrats battling for their party's nomination for Governor. The World points out in their editorial that the "dirt" on Orza was actually dredged up by the Daily Oklahoman which had endorsed Brad Henry. The Daily Oklahoman is Oklahoma City's daily newspaper but its banner touts it as the "State's Newspaper". The Daily Oklahoman is much, much more conservative than the Tulsa World which tends toward moderation. Normally, the World refers to the Daily Oklahoman as the "newspaper down the turnpike" but this time the World named names.

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