Associated Press
Eleven AP Reporters Turn Up Little in Palin 'Fact Check
November 15th, 2009 3:39 PM
The Associated Press recently assigned eleven of its writers to fact-check Sarah Palin's new book "Going Rogue." AP's team of truth-seekers only found six errors the former Alaska Governor's book, most of which were trivial and presumably not worth the time of a team of reporters."AP writers Matt Apuzzo, Sharon Theimer, Tom Raum, Rita Beamish, Beth Fouhy, H. Josef Hebert, Justin D. Pritchard,…
We Wish: AP Report Falsely Claims National Debt Is 'Accumulation of An
November 15th, 2009 1:47 PM
In a report that is so riddled with bias and factual errors it's hard to know even where to begin, Associated Press Writers Tom Raum and Andrew Taylor yesterday gave making President Obama look like a born-again deficit hawk their best shot. The pair's work is partially saved here for fair use, discussion and in this case entertainment purposes. The biggest error Raum and Taylor made was…
Big Brother and PC In Holland: A Mileage Tax That Varies on Car Type a
November 14th, 2009 8:21 AM
In what is presented to readers of an Associated Press report as a done deal, the Netherlands will impose a mileage tax on drivers beginning in 2012. It goes beyond most if not all other government-imposed taxes in that it will charge more during so-called peak times or if a vehicle is considered a heavier polluter. The abolition of two other taxes is apparently the mechanism for enticing the…
Though Alarming, AP's Report on October Deficit Still Misses the Big
November 13th, 2009 10:14 AM
It might seem odd, given its content, that I'm about to criticize yesterday's Associated Press report on the deficit. After all, AP business writers Martin Crutsinger and Daniel Wagner did give us the facts about Uncle Sam's October Monthly Treasury Statement, put them into historical context, and told us that we face $1 trillion-plus shortfalls in fiscal 2010 and 2011. But the pair missed a…
Fox News Hating White House Aide Anita Dunn to Step Down
November 10th, 2009 12:31 PM
White House Communications Director Anita Dunn is stepping down at the end of the month.NewsBusters readers should remember Dunn as the outspoken Adminstration official who made quite a splash in October when she said the Fox News Channel "really is not a news network at this point."Now, according to the Associated Press, she's passing the baton:
Pfizer Leaving New London, CT; Just Don't Mention 'Kelo' While Reporti
November 10th, 2009 12:09 PM
It's a development that I wouldn't wish on anybody, but one that the City of New London, Connecticut largely brought upon itself by pursuing and winning the Kelo v. New London case at the Supreme Court in June 2005. Some "win." In what Ed Morrissey at Hot Air calls "a fitting coda to a chapter of governmental abuse," pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer is leaving the global research and…
AP: Obama's Glow From Health Care Triumph Over -- Bill DOA In Senate
November 8th, 2009 4:37 PM
"The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate."That's not a quote from National Review, the Weekly Standard, NewsMax, or World Net Daily.Such was the opening paragraph of a truly surprising Associated Press article published moments ago:
AP, Covering ACORN La. Raid, Acts As If Only One Office Was Videotaped
November 6th, 2009 11:23 PM
Did you know that activist filmmaker James O'Keefe and partner Hannah Giles made only one undercover video showing ACORN employees willing to assist them in illegal and human rights-violating activities? Absent prior knowledge, that's the impression you would have upon reading the Associated Press's coverage of the latest development in the ACORN saga, namely the raid on the organization's New…
Unemployment Rate Jumps to 10.2%; AP Reports 'Economy Is Rebounding
November 6th, 2009 9:43 AM
The October unemployment rate has just been released and it has jumped to double digits at 10.2%, the worst rate since 1983. Just a little over half a point higher would make this the worst recession since the Great Depression. So how is the Associated Press reporting the growing unemployment numbers? "The economy is rebounding." I kid you not. This AP report by Christopher S. Rugaber was…
Wholly Ineffective: Lefty Boycott of Whole Foods Has No Noticeable Fin
November 5th, 2009 12:44 PM
Here's news you can virtually guarantee won't get noticed by what remains of the establishment media. Whole Foods (WFMI) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30 yesterday. The quarter closed about 50 days after outraged leftists called for a boycott of the grocery chain to retaliate for a Wall Street Journal op-ed written by CEO John Mackey. In that column, Mackey…
On Eve of Fall of Berlin Wall, Recalling the Liberal Media’s Take on
November 5th, 2009 10:48 AM
As readers of Cal Thomas’s latest syndicated column already know, the Media Research Center is releasing a new report today on the media’s coverage of communism, timed to coincide with the 20 anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday. Sad to say, but before, during and after those momentous events two decades ago, many in the liberal media continuously whitewashed the true nature of…
It's About Time: AP Admits Ford 'Has Benefited From Customer Goodwill
November 5th, 2009 12:18 AM
Well, it only took them the better part of a year to pick up on what yours truly first noted in early February (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), and what anyone with eyes has surely known for months. But the Associated Press has finally acknowledged it -- or at least it's the first time I've seen the wire service do so. In the eighth paragraph of their article covering October's auto sales, AP…