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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Julian Assange, Conspiracy Theorist
The long 60 Minutes segment on WikiLeaks and Julian Assange from last night (1/30/11) is definitely worth a look. But this set-up from correspondent Steve Kroft was certainly odd: Julian Assange is not your average journalist or publisher, and some … Continue reading
NYT vs. Guardian on Egypt WikiLeaks
The New York Times: Cables Show Delicate U.S. Dealings With Egypt's Leaders The Guardian: WikiLeaks Cables Show Close U.S. Relationship With Egyptian President That reminds me of something Times executive editor wrote in a forthcoming piece on WikiLeaks, where he … Continue reading
Defining a Dictatorship: The U.S. Role in Egypt
Yesterday (FAIR Blog, 1/27/11) the Washington Post tried to argue that U.S. policy under the Obama administration has shifted to one of open support for pro-democracy movements in Egypt and Tunisia. There was little, if any, evidence to support this … Continue reading
We're (Anonymously) With You! WaPo Touts U.S. Support for Arab Democracy
Now this is a head scratcher."As Arabs Protest, U.S. Speaks Up" is the headline today over a story by Scott Wilson and Joby Warrick in the Washington Post. The storyattempts to arguethat the Obama administration is backing protests in Tunisia, … Continue reading
Posted in International, Washington Post
Tagged Egypt, Joby Warrick, Lebanon, Robert Gibbs, Scott Wilson, Tunisia
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Adventures in Absurd Anonymity, Continued
Anonymous Israeli officials are weighing in at the New York Times today. Let's remember the Times has some rules regarding the use of anonymous sources: The use of unidentified sources is reserved for situations in which the newspaper could not … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel/Palestine, New York Times
Tagged anonymity, Ethan Bronner, Hezbollah, Isabel Kershner
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Bob Herbert Slams Social Security Dishonesty; Times Reporters, on the Other Hand…
Bob Herbert, today in the New York Times (1/25/11): There has always been feverish opposition on the right to Social Security. What is happening now, in a period of deficit hysteria, is that this crucial retirement program is being dishonestly … Continue reading
Posted in New York Times, Social Security
Tagged Bob Herbert, Medicare, Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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John McCain: TV Talk's Indispensable Man
A few laughs on CBS's Face the Nation yesterday (1/23/11): BOB SCHIEFFER: And we begin this morning welcoming back to Face the Nation for the first time in exactly one year Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the person who, by … Continue reading
GE Goes to the White House: How Does GE Report the News?
On Friday it was announced that General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt would be the chair of the White House's Council on Competitiveness and Jobs. Given the fanfare of the announcement (Obama toured a GE plant with Immelt as part of … Continue reading
NYT Disappears Public Support for Military Spending Cuts
Today the New York Times reports on the debate over spending, deficits and the State of the Union (1/24/11): The public itself seems split, or perhaps confused. Americans overwhelmingly say that in general, they prefer cutting government spending to paying … Continue reading
Posted in New York Times, Polling, Social Security
Tagged Medicare, military budget, Social Security
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