Baltimore media exposes election fraud

While state prosecutors rightfully claimed credit for the conviction of Paul Schurick for his role in approving false robocalls on behalf of Bob Ehrlich's gubernatorial campaign, I think local media deserves just as much or more credit for creating a climate of shame in connection with the calls. 

As small a slice of Maryland political corruption as it might be, everyone in local media who reported and shamed the Ehrlich robocall campaign should be proud of their work in 2011.

( Kim Hairston, Baltimore Sun / December 24, 2011 )

While state prosecutors rightfully claimed credit for the conviction of Paul Schurick for his role in approving false robocalls on behalf of Bob Ehrlich's gubernatorial campaign, I think local media deserves just as much or more credit for creating a climate of shame in connection with the calls. As small a slice of Maryland political corruption as it might be, everyone in local media who reported and shamed the Ehrlich robocall campaign should be proud of their work in 2011.

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David Zurawik has been The Baltimore Sun's TV critic since 1989. His writings on TV and media have appeared in such publications as TV Guide, Esquire magazine and American Journalism Review. He has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and an M.A. in specialized reporting (on popular culture) from the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of The Jews of Prime Time (Brandeis University Press), a look at 50 years of Jewish characters and identity on network TV. He has also been with WYPR-FM (88.1) radio since 1994 and can be heard Thursday mornings at 7:30 doing a weekly "Take on Television" report.


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