A Careful Balance

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/08/roundup.government.shutdown/index.html?iref=obnetwork

I thought this article was a pretty good example of one type of Washington reporting. It's just an opinion piece, which has very short contributions from a range of analysts commenting on the Budget compromise. It might not be very informative for someone looking for the facts of the budget crisis, but it's illuminating in that it shows the many aspects, both political and governmental, of the compromise. Best of all, the piece includes a range of viewpoints, all on one page, which makes it easy for even a very partisan reader to be exposed to opinions they may have avoided in an article by a single author.