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Monthly Archives: December 2010
NYT's Embarrassing Response on Iranian Missiles
New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane wrote a response (of a sort) to the criticisms that the paper's reporting on Iranian missiles was fundamentally flawed. It's hard to believe thathis column was meant be taken seriously. To review: The … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Iran, New York Times
Tagged Arthur Brisbane, missiles, North Korea, WikiLeaks
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WikiLeaks Not a Whistleblower, Assange Not a Journalist?
"Julian Assange and his cronies, in their effort to hinder our war efforts, are creating a hit list for our enemies by publishing the names of our human intelligence sources…. I simply will not stand idly by as they become … Continue reading
Posted in Media Criticism
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NYT Points Out Uncanny Parallels Between Karzai and Che
NewYork Times (12/3/10): Mr. Karzai first burst onto the international stage in the style of Che Guevara, slipping over the Afghan border from Pakistan in 2001 as United States forces pounded the Taliban, before being installed by the West. President … Continue reading
WPost News Report: Deficit Commission Shuns Ideology
In today's Washington Post (12/2/10), in the news article "Deficit Commission Sets Ideology Aside," reporters Lori Montgomery and Brady Dennis explain why the commission is not ideological: Confronted with a deficit-reduction plan loaded with political dynamite, members from both parties … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Washington Post
Tagged Brady Dennis, deficit commission, Lori Montgomery
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NYT: Defining Internet Openness Downward
The lead of the New York Times story today (12/2/10) on the FCC's new internet plan: The plan from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to ensure an open and neutral Internet drew mixed reviews on Wednesday from consumer … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Shows Diplomats Lie to Themselves Before They Lie to Journalists
Today (12/2/10) the New York Times has another report based on the latest WikiLeaks cables. The focus is on U.S. policy toward the former Soviet republic of Georgia, and the upshot is that diplomats based there exercised little to no … Continue reading
Scandalous Behavior? It's All Relative
They don't show–at least in any significant way, with the caveat that thousands of e-mails still remain to be released–the U.S. government seriously misleading its allies. They don't show unauthorized war, fraudulent procurement practices or unexpected assassination. They don't show … Continue reading
WikiLeaks Hasn't 'Leaked' Anything
If a single foreign national is rounded up and put in jail because of a leaked cable, this entire, anarchic exercise in "freedom" stands as a human disaster. Assange is a criminal. He's the one who should be in jail. … Continue reading
Action Alert: NYT's Iran Missile Fizzle
FAIR has a new Action Alert hereabout the New York Times and its Iran missiles story this week. If you're writing to the paper, please leave a copy of your letter in the comments section.
Posted in Media Criticism
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