http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/27/palin.tension/index.html
I found this article sometimes last week and forgot to post an article analysis for it.
First there's an interesting dateline on the lede, but other than that it's a regular summary lede.
(CNN) -- Some aides to Sen. John McCain say they weren't happy that running mate Sarah Palin went off script Sunday and turned attention back to the controversy over her wardrobe.
The next paragraph is the nut graf: The Alaska governor on Sunday brought up the recent reports regarding the Republican National Committee's $150,000 spending spree on clothing and accessories for the Palin family.
It's followed by a partial quote by Palin to explain the nut graf. Then, there's another quote by "A senior McCain advisor."
The next weird and kind of annoying part of this article is that all the sources are unnamed. It makes the story seem made up, or like I'm reading a page of gossip, which is distracting, especially since anyone who doesn't disclose their identity will have a lot cattier things to say than someone who's held accountable for their comments (see Kzoo confessional).
It ends with examples of other political parties who had problems with their candidates: Jack Kemp's aides distrusted the Bob Dole camp and vice versa, and Dan Quayle loyalists had a list of gripes remarkably similar to those now being aired by Palin aides.
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I read a related article in The New York Times about her wardrobe spending and I was shocked! I don't recall whether or not sources in that article were properly attributed, but I agree with you that this article seems gossipy and less reliable because of that. You definitely hit all of the important points in this analysis.
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