During the 1992 presidential campaign, when incumbent Vice President Dan Quayle made a spelling mistake, the New York Times
was all over it.
told an Oregon audience that "I've been in 57 states, (with) I think one left to go."
But
a Times search on "Quayle potato" (not in quotes) from June 10 to November 10, 1992 shows that the Old Gray Lady's reporters, columnists, writers, and editorialists went back to the story another 38 times
The Associated Press? Surely you jest (here and here).
Google News search on the first of the two terms
returned 27 results, only four of which could be considered Old Media
clipped from: newsbusters.org 
