AP Miscasts NY State Same-Sex Marriage Bill Status, Calls Common Cause

Tom Blumer
June 21st, 2011 10:00 PM
The headline at Michael Gormley's Associated Press story on the status of New York State's legislation legalizing same-sex marriage ("NY GOP tables gay marriage; showdown looms") does not reflect the bill's status in the legislative process as described in his underlying report. Additionally, Gormley had either the ignorance or the gall to characterize an official with Common Cause, an…
 

AP's Gormley Gripes That 'Old-time Back-room Politics' Has Delayed Sam

Ken Shepherd
June 21st, 2011 10:59 AM
Somehow when I think of "old-time back-room politics" I don't associate it with important debates about the definition of marriage and the safeguarding of religious liberties. But apparently AP's Michael Gormley does. Here's how he opened his June 21 story which the Washington Post ran on page A2 (emphasis mine):