The press was too slow to supply the larger context

Lots of fear and loathing from the pundit class

Slate’s jocular, incisive podcast builds and engages an audience

But not much luck so far

Journalists are suddenly eager to admit the media is biased in favor of an extended
campaign. Will they do anything about it?

And other thoughts on when the press should examine the private lives of public figures

In South Carolina, readers look to local papers for the basics