| March 1, 2010 |
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March came in as a lamb as the Review-Journal sheepishly poked at the end of the special session. After weekend reporting that was not only completely false, but also a bore to read, the RJ limped home with a recap of sorts that proved as confusing as anything else its triumvirate reported over the past week. Here's the ''Flash" the paper sent at 8:07 p.m. Saturday. 
No deal near to solve state budget crisisCARSON CITY -- After meeting for nearly four hours tonight with legislators, Gov. Jim Gibbons said they had yet to reach an agreement to solve the state budget crisis. ---
Now here's the "Flash" the paper sent at 9:16 p.m., completely refuting the earlier breaking news.
Budget deal would cut education by nearly 7 percentState spending on education would be cut by 6.9 percent under a budget deal Democrats and Republicans reached tonight, according to a source who has seen the draft budget document. --
It's not as if the climate in Carson City had changed dramatically within that hour, either.
Other media outlets were reporting in the 8 p.m. hour Saturday that the budget accord had been reached.
The good ones were even telling us what was in it.
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It's also amazing how the two Las Vegas papers, packaged together, take such different approaches to the coverage.
Today, the RJ's piece hints that the deal was a done deal. But if you read the actual newspaper, the jump is headlined with news that the governor extended the special session until 5 p.m. today.
Too bad the session was over when the paper hit driveways and doorsteps.
The Las Vegas Sun approach was to preview the 2011 session -- a reasonable angle given the expected lateness of the final vote Sunday.
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