ACORN vs. Buckeye

As a voter from Ohio, it made me nervous to hear about possible voter fraud and issues with the group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). A Time article briefly describing their mission is now based around helping people from poor communities register to vote.
-"Although the group is technically nonpartisan, its registration drives focus on impoverished minorities, most of whom are likely to vote Democratic, and the organization regularly endorses Democratic political candidates, including Barack Obama."
(sidenote: I almost emailed Time to let them know that there is a typo in this article, but thought it may be an ethical issue and decided against it. Maybe news sources should be judged by their quality?)
Now that the group ACORN has been accused of voter fraud and false registrations, there is talk in Ohio of scrutinizing votes and registration in general. The NYTimes noted that conservatives have used ACORN as an attack against Obama since the group has endorsed him.
Most interesting from a media-watch perspective, though, is the difference in this reporting from the stories coming from my hometown (directly affected by it). Headlines from the Cincinnati Enquirer include "Bogus registrations a pain, not a danger" and "Ohio voting fraud rare." Why bury the story? As it turns out, the Enquirer got the tip that thousands of voting registrations were frauds in Cincinnati alone, and chose to sit on it then bury it at the end of a story: "Of the more than 40,000 documents received from ACORN, about 10,000 have been duplicates and many have come back with invalid addresses."
Even if the Enquirer wants to keep voters at ease, it's no excuse to bury important news or hide things from local voters. As one who recently got my absentee ballot, my mind is at ease, but the 9 pieces of mail from the Republican party or Ohio is a good indicator that Ohio is not doing so well.


"'Southwestern Ohio, you gotta know, you will have a friend in the White House.'"-Palin
-Thanks, I feel much better now.