CNN Baghdad Reporter Heckles Senators McCain and Graham at Press Confe
April 1st, 2007 8:35 PM
CNN Baghdad reporter Michael Ware has had quite a week getting his rips in, and more, about how ineffective (in his view) current military efforts in Baghdad have been -- to the point of obviously crossing the line into blatant unprofessionalism earlier today.
Ware's "the war is failing" stridency flared up last Tuesday, and can be seen at this YouTube video (HT Hot Air) -- Ware starts getting…
LAT's Pat Tillman Coverage Exceeds Sandy Berger Theft Case By Nearly F
March 28th, 2007 10:08 PM
Since April of 2004, the Los Angeles Times has published over 20,000 words on the death and the controversy surrounding the death of NFL star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. The word total includes 20 articles, editorials, and op-eds.Meanwhile, since July of 2004, the Times has published less than 4,200 words on the story of former Clinton security advisor Sandy Berger pilfering classified documents…
Time's Tumulty: Attorney Firings Deserve 'Massive Commitment of Journa
March 27th, 2007 1:51 PM
Writing in the "Swampland" blog for Time magazine today, Karen Tumulty insisted the U.S. attorney firings deserved "massive commitment of journalistic resources" before going on to cite a study showing that media attention in the past few weeks has skewed heavily towards the non-scandal scandal:... And
before all our commenters jump on me, let me stipulate: I think the
unfolding U.S. Attorneys…
NYTimes Waited Full Week to Correct Military Rape Story - One Tale a T
March 27th, 2007 4:11 AM
On March 18th, the New York Times published a piece titled "The Women's War". It was a feature of great length (18 pages on the Internet) centered around the plight of several female Veterans of the war in Iraq. It detailed the mistreatment they suffered by the US Military, sexual harassment they received at the hands of army officers, and their PTSDs (post traumatic distress disorders). A…
