The quick version: Palin's now more accessible than Biden, and McCain gets more negative press than Obama.

From CP via Canoe:

Sami al-Haj, an Al-Jazeera reporter who was held at Guantanamo Bay for six years without being formally charged or facing trial, will receive one of two International Press Freedom awards.

The second recipient, Shakeman Mugari, is a reporter for the Zimbabwe Independent and a Globe and Mail stringer who has openly criticized Zimbabwe's government for abuse of power and human rights policies.

Jim Poling, managing editor of news of the Hamilton Spectator, will receive the 2008 Vox Libera award, a distinction reserved for a Canadian who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the principles of free expression.

Poling created a pair of year-long internships for foreign-trained journalists living in Canada.