Matthea Little Smith made this point: I surely question why Brian Herron got all of the press for admitting to his crime and Joe Biernat is getting much less press for "fighting" for his political career and in my opinion making a "mockery" of our city political system that is already fragile.
SB: First, I would point out that the Herron charge and plea occurred last July, and information suggested that the government was investigating Biernat didn't surface until March 14. So it's natural if there would be more Herron stories, since five times as much time has elapsed since the charge against him, compared to the disclosure that investigators were seeking records on Biernat. Second, I would question whether there has been more publicity about Herron than Biernat, if one looks only at the first two months of coverage of each, the period since the Biernat search warrant emerged. The Star Tribune has had four front pages stories involving Biernat and the federal investigation (3-14/3-15/4-19/5-13), four Metro cover stories (3-24/4-20/5-08/5-22), one Doug Grow column (4-21) and one business cover story (3-19). That's pretty substantial coverage. It also equals the number of section cover stories (nine) in the first two months of the Herron disclosure. Steve Brandt Star Tribune _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
