White House press release or Wash. Post headline? You decide.

There is a headline in this morning’s paper, on the bottom of page A9, that reads, “Obama Using His Personal Appeal To Put Change Into Motion.” We learn that “In his first week in office, Obama is giving clear signs that he is willing to trade on his own popularity, personal suasion and loose-limbed ease in the spotlight to help him lead the nation.”

If the Post labeled this piece ‘News Analysis’, maybe it would’ve been legit. News it isn’t.