Washington Post
From Post national political reporter
Tom Edsall's chat:
Washington, D.C.: The 9/11 report card obviously is big news here in D.C., but do you think that the average American is going to pay attention to this? And what effect will this have? Thanks!
Tom Edsall: I was surprised to see this morning that our competitor, the New York Times, played the story inside. Insofar as the press drives a story, that will diminish public reaction. I only saw the beginning of CBS News last night and don't recall an early mention of the 911 commission findings, which would also weaken the lasting power. The NYTs has a wider national distrubition [sic] than the Post. We gave the story top of the front page story, which I think is the correct play. All this is to say, I don't know if the issue has legs or not. It should.
