Kurtz: Newspapers "Last Line Of Defense" For Serious Reporting

Earlier today, Howard Kurtz held his weekly chat where he covered such topics as last-minute campaign ads; media performance during the campaign; and the flagging newspaper industry. Some excerpts:

Laurel, Md.: Have there been any particularly nasty or unfair weekend-before ads? The kind the candidate hopes only reach the desired audience before they can be dissected?

Howard Kurtz: Not really, at least not from the campaigns. Obama put up a last-minute ad Sunday that touted his endorsements by Colin Powell and Warren Buffett and then said McCain had been endorsed by…Dick Cheney.

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