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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by justageek
For example, in the many hours and column-inches of national media coverage of the Denver airport closing this week, never once did I see mention of the fact that almost all affected passengers are on United or Frontier.
Given just the examples provided above, I need to ask what national media coverage you have been watching? I also have seen plenty of mention of United, although Frontier is often left out. TV reports tend to focus on the major facts and impacts on the reader. What specific airlines are affected is what I would consider second or third tier information, so that's often mid- to late-story in the newspaper, which can provide more extensive coverage.

Do you think the lead should include specific airlines at the airport affected?
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