Monthly Archives: December 2011

Anonymous Experts Agree: Newt Gingrich Is Smart, Caring

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Peter Hart

Many big papers have rules about when reporters can use anonymous sources. It should be rare, and the information generated should be important and difficult to get without granting a source the privilege to speak anonymously. Of course, reality is … Continue reading →

Posted in anonymity, Election, Washington Post | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

What Do You Call a Flip-Flop?

Posted on 12/02/2011 by Peter Hart

USA Today's front page today (12/2/12) seemed to know– their "Newsline" headline was, "Flip-Flops by Gingrich Fail to Alarm His Conservative Base." The piece inside by Jackie Kucinich–which is actually fairly comprehensive–unfortunately bore this headline: Gingrich Endures Shifts in Policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, USA Today | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Zakaria and Democracy 'Tension'

Posted on 12/02/2011 by Peter Hart

In the new issue of Time (12/12/11), Fareed Zakaria writes in the first sentence of his column: It is difficult to find a country on the planet that is more anti-American than Pakistan. In a Pew survey this year, only … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti, Pakistan, Time | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Action Alert: CBS Undercounts Iraqi Deaths

Posted on 12/02/2011 by Peter Hart

FAIR has a new Action Alert about last night's CBS Evening News report about the Iraq War. Read the alert and let CBS know what you think– and post your letter in the comments section below.

Posted in Media Criticism | 16 Comments