What The Media Didn’t Report About Today’s Closed Session of the S
November 1st, 2005 9:34 PM
There was a lot of media excitement today surrounding the rare “closed session” called in the Senate by Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada). In fact, a Google news search identified 684 articles and postings on the subject. For example, Reuters reported:“Democrats forced the Senate into a rare closed session on Tuesday to protest what they decried as the Republican-led body's…
Vanity Fair Excerpts Mary Mapes’ New Book Highlighting Rathergate
November 1st, 2005 12:43 AM
Mary Mapes, the former CBS News producer who became famous for her involvement in a “60 Minutes II” segment last year concerning President Bush’s involvement in the Air National Guard, had an excerpt of her upcoming book, “Truth and Duty,” printed in the December issue of Vanity Fair.An Editor and Publisher article published last evening stated the following:“Mapes writes that she had felt the…
Journalist Who Filmed Burning Taliban Bodies Suggests Media Got it All
October 22nd, 2005 6:42 PM
There has been a lot of outrage in the media concerning the burning of a couple of dead, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in early October. Yet, the Australian journalist who videotaped the proceedings, Stephen Dupont, stated in an interview on National Public Radio yesterday (audio link to follow courtesy of Bareknucklepolitics.com) that he believed the bodies were burned purely for reasons of…
AP: DeLay’s Mugshot Smile Hurts Democrat Chances in
October 21st, 2005 1:32 AM
The Associated Press’s Laurie Kellman clearly had a very difficult time hiding her disappointment that newly indicted Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex) wasn’t frowning in his mugshot taken at his arrest yesterday afternoon in Texas. In fact, even the headline of her article, “DeLay Smile May Foil Democrat Campaign Ads,” couldn’t cover up her frustration: “Why is Tom DeLay smiling? After all, he's been…
