Before Tuesday's primary elections, I already knew that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch would have great political coverage, especially focusing on its home state primary, Missouri. I was not let down, in fact, my expectations were exceeded.
The news site featured a slew of articles and photos with the occasional video. The majority of the coverage focused on Santorum's win or Romney's defeat. There was virtually no coverage of Ron Paul's second place win in Minnesota or Gingrich's poor results in Minnesota or Colorado (he didn't run in Missouri). Not surprisingly, most of the articles focused specifically on Missouri, with only one focusing on Minnesota and no coverage on Colorado.
Predictions on how Missouri voters was far from reality according to one article, something that appears to only be covered by the local Post-Dispatch newspaper. I found it especially interesting to read a Missouri-based newspaper writing about a Missouri-based primary election.
The Post-Dispatch also focused their coverage toward the future, speculating about potential challenges for Santorum and how Santorum's win will complicate Romney's campaign strategy. The Post-Dispatch produced and article discussing how Santorum's recent success has made the primary outcome 'far from certain'. I see Santorum becoming a more viable candidate as Gingrich continues to lose steam.
The news site featured a slew of articles and photos with the occasional video. The majority of the coverage focused on Santorum's win or Romney's defeat. There was virtually no coverage of Ron Paul's second place win in Minnesota or Gingrich's poor results in Minnesota or Colorado (he didn't run in Missouri). Not surprisingly, most of the articles focused specifically on Missouri, with only one focusing on Minnesota and no coverage on Colorado.
Predictions on how Missouri voters was far from reality according to one article, something that appears to only be covered by the local Post-Dispatch newspaper. I found it especially interesting to read a Missouri-based newspaper writing about a Missouri-based primary election.
The Post-Dispatch also focused their coverage toward the future, speculating about potential challenges for Santorum and how Santorum's win will complicate Romney's campaign strategy. The Post-Dispatch produced and article discussing how Santorum's recent success has made the primary outcome 'far from certain'. I see Santorum becoming a more viable candidate as Gingrich continues to lose steam.