Four of the Nation’s Top Five Papers Buried Obama’s Letter Calling for Government-Run Health Insurance

Thursday, June 11, 2009
By Marie Magleby

(CNSNews.com ) - When President Obama signaled last week that he wants a government-run, government-owned health insurance provision to be included in the health-care reform bill being readied in the Senate, only one of the nation’s top five, large-circulation newspapers thought it was worthy of front-page coverage.

The Los Angeles Times, which has the fourth highest newspaper circulation in the country, reported the story on its front page last Thursday.

The 933-word article, titled “Insurance mandate on the table; Obama indicates he’s now open to idea in healthcare overhaul,â€