Yes, it's true what they said about The Raleigh News & Observer

Earlier today you may have read this JinC post, Is it true what they're saying about The Raleigh News & Observer?

The Post asked:

Did The N&O really fail to report anything today, Feb. 10, about Associated Press's disclosures yesterday of Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid's involvement with Jack Abramoff and Reid's staff's involvement with Abramoff's staff?

Friends said there was nothing in The N&O about the Reid/Abramoff story but I hadn't been home to check my N&O.

I did search N&O Online but found nothing there indicating the Democratic Senate Leader was involved in the Abramoff scandal.

What to think?

Yes, The N&O's a Democratic newspaper and liberal and trending left. But it's executive editor for news, Melanie Sill, assures readers N&O news reporting is "unbiased."

I said in the Is it true what they're saying about The Raleigh News & Observer? post I hoped The N&O wasn't holding the Reid story for Saturday, the weeks slowest news day.

I promised to follow up.

Late this afternoon I emailed N&O public editor Ted Vaden who promptly responded:

Re the Reid story, our nation editor said it was a long story and we didn't have space for it today. She plans to run it over the weekend.

A thank you to editor Vaden for his prompt and "to the question" response.

Let's watch how The N&O reports the Reid/Abramoff story in the next few days and weeks.

Meanwhile, my copy of today's N&O (Feb. 10, West edition) contains a four column, national page "news" story headlined:

Good buzz helps make a song a hit, study finds.

But hey, The N&O can't report everything, can it.