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Monthly Archives: January 2012
NYT, SOPA and Internet Factchecking
Remember last week's uproar about the New York Times and factchecking? In today's paper, we see a great example of how this works. Former Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd's new job is as a lobbyist for the Motion Picture Association of … Continue reading
O'Reilly's Comes to Romney's Aid on Taxes–Armed with Inaccuracies
Mitt Romney might need some help defending his considerable wealth or controversial career in private equity. But he doesn't need the kind of help Bill O'Reilly is offering. Mitt Romney's declaration that he pays about a 15 percent tax rate … Continue reading
What Do NPR's Right-Wing Critics Have to Complain About?
David Margolick has an interesting piece about NPR in the new issue of Vanity Fair. He spends much of his time on Juan Williams, but this observation about NPR's right-wing critics is an important observation: Apart from the occasional stories … Continue reading
Posted in NPR
Tagged Bill Kristol, David Margolick, Gary Knell, Juan Williams, Vanity Fair
15 Comments
PBS, NPR Try to Defend Iran Distortions
Evaluating reporting and commentary about Iran could be reduced to one simple rule: There is no evidence that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon. Statements that suggest otherwise are misleading. Reports that fail to point this out are doing … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, NPR, PBS
Tagged Edward Schumacher-Matos, Leon Panetta, Margaret Warner, Michael Getler, NewsHour, nuclear weapons, PBS, Robert Naiman
52 Comments
At WaPo, Editorial Page Can Make Up Iran Facts
Last month the group Just Foreign Policy alerted readers to a Washington Post feature that was headlined "Iran's Quest to Possess Nuclear Weapons." The Post changed the headline, and ombud Patrick Pexton weighed in with a column (12/7/11) saying that … Continue reading
'Opinions Differ' Should Be the Start of PolitiFact's Job
There are two ways to approach being evenhanded: You can try to actually be evenhanded, which could mean that you find that one side is right and the other is wrong. Or you can strive for the appearance of being … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Race
Tagged factchecking, Politifact, Rick Santorum, Robert Rector, welfare
16 Comments
Pundits and the Romney Pass
In theory, presidential campaigns are a valuable opportunity for journalists to evaluate candidates' positions on important issues so citizens can make an informed choice. Actual media coverage is different, of course. And it's striking how some media voices diminish the … Continue reading
Posted in Election, New York Times, Washington Post
Tagged Mitt Romney, Nicholas Kristof, Richard Cohen
14 Comments
PBS's Dishonest Iran Edit
As if tensions between the United States and Iran weren't high enough, here's PBS NewsHour anchor Margaret Warner (1/9/12): The Iranian government insists that its nuclear activities are for peaceful energy purposes only, an assertion disputed by the U.S. and … Continue reading
Newsweek's Surprising Media Advice: Watch More Al Jazeera
In its new issue, Newsweek puts this as #4 on their list of "31 Ways To Get Smarter In 2012": 4. Get News from Al Jazeera Don't shut yourself out from new ideas. A 2009 study found that viewers of … Continue reading
It's GOOD That Romney Has No Principles
We've been seeing a lot of this sort of thing lately–this time from Elizabeth Wurtzel on TheAtlantic.com (1/9/12): All the reasons Romney is disliked are all the reasons he would be an excellent president. Let's start by recognizing that principled … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Media Criticism, New York Times, Washington Post
Tagged Ann Gerhart, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Frank Bruni, Helene Cooper, Joe Klein, Mark Landler, Mitt Romney
28 Comments
If PBS Is Afraid of Moyers, Maybe It Needs a New Slogan
Elizabeth Jensen has a preview (New York Times, 1/8/12) of the new Bill Moyers program coming to public television stations later this month–a show that is not being distributed by PBS. Why not? She reports: Mr. Moyers said he was … Continue reading
