As soon as word got out that Sen. Barack Obama would chose Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate, a "news analysis" written by AP acting DC bureau chief Ron Fournier declared that the choice reflected Obama's insecurity about his own electability. Fournier's article echoed a point made in Sen. John McCain's attack ads: that Biden himself had said that Obama lacked experience, especially on foreign policy matters.

There's a lot going on in the mediaverse these days, and bloggers have a lot to say about all of it. Here's a cooks' tour of some of the issues and stories attracting comment from blogging women (and some men):

Just before Super Tuesday, two editors of major newspapers in Colorado urged their staffers to stay away from the Colorado caucuses. Kelli Mc Bride, an ethics expert at the Poynter Institute, argued in favor of this traditional policy: "It's a tough spot for the head of a newsroom to be in. You can't prevent an employee from exercising a constitutional right. But you can minimize staffers' involvement in political coverage if they have created a perception of bias or a conflict of interest."

Roy Peter Clark, journalist and father, charges his colleagues with complicity in the public meltdown of pop star Britney Spears: [Clark shows the Britney Spears poster that used to hang over his teenaged daughter's bed. Photo credit: Mallary Tenore, Poynter Institute. Used with permission]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is desperately seeking damage control after being exposed when agency staffers posed as reporters at a hastily-arranged press conference on its response to the California wildfires. Condemnation has been swift and broad, and agency officials have apologized for their "error in judgment." Brandey suspects that this episode was actually a "test balloon" for future official fakery.