Gone in 60 Stories
January 3rd, 2007 3:56 PM
On December 5 of last year, I wrote a blog post entitled 60 Billion Minutes, where I wrote:We also know that Jamil Hussein has consistently been a source for at least 60 news stories over two years, and that Jamil Hussein is just one of many apparently fake sources that has driven Associated Press reporting in Iraq. This presents us with the unsettling possibility that the Associated Press has no…
Many US Cities Have Had Murder Rates Higher Than Iraq's 2006 'Violent
January 3rd, 2007 11:10 AM
The Associated Press released an interesting set of statistics (host link stored for future ref) a couple of days ago that I would suppose were designed to suck away any optimism any fools who still support the mission in Iraq might have (bolds are mine):BAGHDAD, Iraq - Government officials on Monday reported that 16,273 Iraqi civilians, soldiers and police died violent deaths in 2006, a figure…
Here Come the Democrats: ABC's Nightline Re-Airs Clinton, Obama Profil
January 2nd, 2007 12:52 PM
In their first broadcast of 2007, ABC’s Nightline devoted the entire program to re-airing portions of stories from 2006 dealing with "power," including the shift in political power in the United States. The final segment of the newscast, entitled ‘Here Come the Democrats,’ featured three friendly profiles of prominent Democrats, including Cynthia McFadden’s tea with Senator Hillary Clinton and…
Brokaw Claims Remorse Among Recruits: 'I'm Giving My Life for That
January 2nd, 2007 7:44 AM
Don't look for Tom Brokaw to turn up in an "Army Strong" ad anytime soon . . . Brokaw will praise President Ford in the eulogy he will deliver later today. But it was the former NBC anchor in a much more familiar role -- that of criticizing a Republican administration -- on this morning's "Today." Along the way, he did his best to dampen enthusiasm among potential military recruits.Discussing…
NY Times Questions 'Rush' to Hang 'Mr. Hussein
January 1st, 2007 1:31 PM
Assume for a second that it is 1945, and it has just been learned that Adolf Hitler is dead. Would America’s media offer this madman the respect of referring to him as “Mr. Hitler?” Well, if the newspaper in question was the New York Times, the answer might definitely be “Yes,” for in a New Year’s day article about the supposed “rush to hang” the former genocidal leader of Iraq, the Times…
NBC’s Engel Declares Saddam Hanging ‘Major Public Relations Blow F
January 1st, 2007 10:17 AM
It should never amaze media watchers when a press member finds fault in justice being doled out to the clearly guilty, even when the party in question is a genocidal despot. With that in mind, it didn’t take long for NBC to question the integrity of Saddam Hussein’s hanging, and espouse to viewers a downside for America as well as the country the tyrant once ruled with an iron fist.Adding insult…
