Mark Barabak

LAT Muzzled Edwards Scandal Last Summer, Yet Revels in Sanford Affair

By Dave Pierre | June 25, 2009 - 11:18

Last July, when news first surfaced that Democrat John Edwards was reportedly having an affair, an editor at the Los Angeles Times forcefully instructed the staff not to report the story "until further notified." (The Times finally got around to tepidly reporting the scandal weeks later.)

Now take a look at today's Times. A huge color photo plasters the top of the front page. The large headline is, "Another GOP Bombshell."