Fair Reporting of Washington

Roll Call "Administration Opposes Boehner's School Voucher Bill"

Roll Call's coverage of an exchange between the White House and Speaker of the House John Boehner is a rare illustration of reporting of Washington events that isn't dramatized or framed through conflict. It reports the President's opposition to a a school voucher program proposed by Speaker Boehner. The short article concisely reports the basic facts of the legislation, and avoids the pitfall that many paper would likely give in to - the temptation to frame the exchange as just part of a political back and forth. To be fair, Roll Call is a Washington-centric publication which can cater to an audience interested in legislation, and this particular issue is a minor one which doesn't really warrant a longer, more contextualized piece. Still, it's refreshing to see that it is possible to report on events in D.C. in such a straightforward way.