As a former wire service reporter, I know that wire service
editors often force their reporters to explicate the most obvious
of details, keeping an international audience in mind. The results
can be comical. When I worked at Reuters, a colleague of mine wrote
a story that referenced Halloween, and she had to add something
along the lines of, "a holiday in which costumed children go door
to door to ask for treats."
With that in mind, my heart went out to the writer of this AP story:
In sharp
contrast, the Democratic race remains static, with Hillary Rodham
Clinton holding a sizable lead over Barack Obama. The New York
senator, who is white, also outpaces her Illinois counterpart, who
is black, among black and Hispanic Democrats, according to a
combined sample of two months of polls.
topics:
Barack Obama, NATO
