Russert Lobs Slow-Pitch Softballs at NYT’s “NSA Eavesdropping” R
January 8th, 2006 8:04 PM
NBC’s Tim Russert invited the New York Times reporter who broke the NSA eavesdropping story three weeks ago onto “Meet the Press” this morning. Despite the obvious controversial nature of the guest and the subject matter, Russert asked no truly compelling or interrogative questions of James Risen, and, as a result, produced an interview that not only didn’t challenge Risen about the fortuitous…
Spying on CNN
January 6th, 2006 12:34 PM
Did the NSA, the government's international communications monitoring arm, spy on CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour? Lots of lefty blogs are upset about the possibility (see the Moderate Voice's listing of them).
Apparently, the fuss started with a transcript of an "NBC Nightly News" interview with New York Times reporter James Risen, according to NBC, accidentally included a question and answer…
Another Poll You Won't Hear About -- Almost 2/3 of Americans Support N
January 3rd, 2006 11:00 AM
It’s been more than two weeks since the New York Times broke the National Security Agency eavesdropping story, and despite a media barrage on this subject, it appears the nation doesn’t feel the Bush administration is doing anything wrong. A survey released by Rasmussen Reports last week identified:“Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed…
