Another Pre-election Myth Debunked: Democrats Support 9-11 Commission
November 30th, 2006 1:26 PM
With each passing day, the media are debunking all the myths they helped foster about what the Democrats would do if they regained control of Congress. This one is beautiful, for it has to do with issues of national security, which was considered very important by voters just three weeks ago. As reported by the Washington Post’s Jonathan Weisman, but buried on page A7 (grateful hat tip to NB…
Silly Kids, Balanced Reporting Is For Grown-Ups
November 29th, 2006 12:09 PM
Today's KidsPost section of The Washington Post gives young readers an introduction to the anti-artistic agenda of the smoke nazis. Reporter Susan Levine gave The American Legacy Foundation plenty of ink to promote their cause in today's article "Hollywood Not Yet Kicking Butts."Basically they think any movie involving fictional characters that smoke should merit an automatic R-rating. A picture…
WaPo Cherry-Picks Speech to Make Shell President Look Like a Global Wa
November 26th, 2006 10:32 PM
On Saturday, the Washington Post effectively demonstrated how the press cherry-pick snippets of speeches that political and business leaders give in order to completely alter their intent (hat tip to NB member crshedd). In an article entitled “Energy Firms Come to Terms With Climate Change,” authors Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin took a few quotes -- one of them actually errant -- out of a 3,…
The Washington Post Pushes Polygamy On 'Mainstream Society
November 21st, 2006 10:04 PM
Tuesday’s Post carried a strangely typical story on polygamy today in the bottom right-hand corner of the front page. The headline was "Polygamists Fight to Be Seen As Part of Mainstream Society." Reporter John Pomfret’s story did not offer both sides of the polygamy debate. It aired quite a bit of assertion from polygamy practitioners in Utah, matched only by local law enforcement officials that…
