Good journalism or not, I found Ms. Boxer's article amusing and interesting. Not being a blogger myself (or does this review constitute blogging?), I enjoyed breezing through her piece. It made me smile and provided me with further resources to explore.

This is an opinion, and as such, I don't expect it to be "fair and accurate." I do think that Mr. Stark provides an interesting take on the debates. Personally, I like to see all the candidates lined up to answer questions. After reading Mr. Stark's article, I'll be more aware of how that adds or takes away from their election potential.

Obviously this is a chance for USA Today to state its case - and it seems to have done that. The fact that the author of the original article has a background in telecommunications reporting and has written a book on AT&T lends credence to her story. A comment from BellSouth's rep that there wasn't time to review the story before it went to print is irrelevant. From NPR's report, he doesn't have much ground to stand on. The only, if any, responsibility USA Today had was to give a "heads up" to the phone companies and an opportunity to disprove the information. USA Today did that.