Media Views

I find it interesting that when Jeff Sharlet wrote an undercover story for Harper’s in 2003, based on his infiltration of a conservative Christian group, there was no media uproar about the piece and no questions asked about journalistic ethics. Could this be because Christian conservatives don’t drink, party and socialize enough with Washington reporters?... The Los Angeles Times ran my op-ed [stating] "I’m willing to debate the merits of my piece, but the carping from the Washington press corps is hard to stomach. This is the group that attended the White House Correspondents dinner and clapped for a rapping Karl Rove. As a class, they honor politeness over honesty and believe that being 'balanced' means giving the same weight to a lie as you give to the truth."