A tale of two dailies

There is an interesting opportunity to compare and contrast the NYT's and the NY Sun's handing of yesterday's tragic City Hall fatal shooting of City Councilman James Davis.

The NYT ran a rather flat profile of the larger-than-life Councilman Davis written by Jonathan P. Hicks (with Diane Cardwell, as per the NYT's new post-Blair attribution policy).   They also ran a closing-the-barn-door lead editiorial focusing on the need to require everyone (including public officials) to go through security searches.  (Yawn.)   They also managed to get in a dig at the murdered Councilman (and advance their own political agenda) by describing him as "a community activist who campaigned against gun violence but was licensed to carry a gun".

In contrast, the Sun ran a superb profile of Councilman Davis by Errol Louis, who not only knew Davis well, but actually ran against him for public office in 1997.   They also ran a moving lead editorial lamenting Davis' passing and recognizing his admirable grit and energy.

Now, which of the two is NY's "quality" daily?