The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: November 25 to December
December 1st, 2006 2:08 PM
Ever wonder what makes Keith Olbermann such a fine journalist? Well, according to the former sportscaster, it’s the fact that he doesn’t "make the facts up" like Rush Limbaugh does.PBS host Jim Lehrer trumpeted his objectivity in a more creative way. Using a food analogy, the anchor deemed himself the "flavor of neutrality." (Just a thought, but where do the liberal flavors originate? Ben and…
Despite AP Denials, Iraq Gov. Says Body Burning Source a Fake
November 30th, 2006 12:30 AM
The "police captain" that the Associated Press used as the source for their story about six Sunni men dragged from prayers and burned alive by Shiite militants is not a policeman and does not work for the Iraqi government in any capacity, according to the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. CENTCOM had warned the AP about Hussein and other questionable sources they were using, but was rebuffed by…
WashPost: Using 'Civil War' To Define Iraq Undercuts Public Opinion
November 29th, 2006 7:27 AM
In one of those "analysis" pieces reporters love to write, Washington Post White House reporter Peter Baker underlined on Wednesday one reason why NBC might have started using "civil war" to define Iraq: it severely undercuts the Iraq war in opinion polls.Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said Bush would rather frame it in the terrorism context to preserve public…
