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Amid the noise, an election day of consequence
As we approach an election day of enormous consequence, it’s an open question whether journalists are meeting the moment — if they’re sorting valuable information from the noise. The weekend was not encouraging.
The Times ran an interview by Times editors with Times reporters about their story about “vote stacking” in the Alaska race for U.S. Senate. Critics saw their coverage as overblown. The Times folks explained their decisions.
The Michigan Senate race took an abrupt turn when Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the primary to Abdul El-Sayed, declared her support for Republican candidate Mike Rogers.
The Times published its Siena University polls with a lot for Democrats to be pleased about. But what’s the value of the poll — entertainment?