In response to this post, several Media Blog readers have written in to provide background about the Arizona Daily Star. Here’s one such e-mail:

FYI. Down here in Tucson, the Arizona Daily Star is called the “Red Star” for its political bias. The bias is so bad that the publisher once had lunch with the local GOP county Chairman and asked why Republicans didn’t read the paper. Now you know why.
Sincerely,
Harold H.
Tucson, AZ

To avoid any confusion, “red” here is not referring to the color of the Republican Party.