Red Sox Nation

How much World Series coverage is too much?

There's no such thing as too much coverage. Not when the Red Sox are the victors, at least!

Today's Boston Globe, the culmination of the last week of coverage, is just the beginning of the celebration. Headlines like "They added the exclamation point" and "A new era dawns and it's twice as nice" introduce stories that spend the first couple paragraphs rejoicing in the hometown win and aiming to characterize a new chapter in the history of Red Sox Nation: the post-curse age when Bostonians are starting to get accustomed to victory. "Let's stay together? Team singing new tune" already begins to look at the future of the team (perhaps a bit early?), but its lede engages in the age-old tradition of Yankee-bashing. Boston may get used to victory, but lording that victory over the Yankees will never get old.

In non-sports-related news:

The Washington Post's coverage of the Argentinean presidential election raises plenty of fascinating questions while still giving readers all the necessary information. The article begins by explaining the basic importance of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's victory: the passing of the torch from husband to wife. Later, though, it raises the concerns of some that the de Kirchners are trying to alternate terms to keep the couple in power for as long as 16 years. That's a very forward-looking thought for The Post to raise. The article conveys all the sense of scuttlebutt that one imagines the Argentine press would have: a mini-profile of the newly elected president (which raises striking similarities to the Clintons), gossip about her expensive taste in fashion and comparisons to Eva Peron, whom Fernandez de Kirchner supported back in the 1970s.

Transparency is the key to the New York Times article on donations to presidential campaigns from the health care industry. In the second paragraph, the article discloses where it got its numbers. In subsequent paragraphs, while trying to explain why Democrats are receiving more funding from this sector than Republicans, the reporter mentions that health care professionals may be trying to influence future policies. Many of these blanket statements are unattributed as they are first mentioned, but quotes that follow in the article tend to back them up.