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December 9, 2006
Favorable Ink?
Remember Joe Cannon, the uber-lobbyist brother of Congressman Chris Cannon? It seems that he will now become the editor of the Deseret Morning News and it seems to be a home-coming, of sorts. The Salt Lake Tribune explains:
For Cannon, the job is an emotional homecoming of sorts; his grandfather was editor of the same newspaper 70 years ago. But his partisan background has raised questions about his selection and the paper's ability to remain unbiased and nonpartisan. And an apparently cool reception from the newsroom shows Cannon first has to win over his staff.
In case you need a reminder, Joe was involved in a little flap as State Republican Party Chair regarding a conflict of interest during the run-off election his brother was involved in. The details are here but here is a taste:
Utah Republican Party Chairman Joe Cannon says he's trying to stay neutral in his brother Rep. Chris Cannon's primary battle, but it didn't come across that way in comments he posted online last weekend questioning his brother's challenger.
Cannon appeared to poke all the vulnerable spots in the campaign of John Jacob, commenting on allegations involving his employment of people with questionable immigration status and his published remarks blaming Satan for his campaign's financial problems. Joe Cannon starts off his post noting Jacob's "obvious problems."
It's no wonder he received a cool reception from the news room and it's no wonder people are going to be watching the editorial pages of the Deseret Morning News closely. They should.
Posted by Jonathan at December 9, 2006 8:17 AM
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