ROMENESKO WATCH

No one doubts that Rathergate is a huge story for the mainstream media – but for a blog that focuses only on media? Today, Romenesko puts Rathergate as his ninth story. The big stories that beat it out for attention? A new editor at the “Chicago Defender.” “Humor writer discovers online audience is a mean crowd.” “Houston Chron praises Smiley for giving $1 million to school.” And: “Bush hasn’t taken a question from campaign journos in weeks.” (The Washington Post story that Romenesko links to leads with John Kerry’s reticence.) Romenesko has every right to run a left-wing media column. But, really. Does he think anyone believes he isn’t spinning frantically every day?
CORRECTION: The Rathergate flap was, in fact, the fourth item posted by Romenesko, not the ninth. I waas reading it in reverse chronological order.