Foley's Gone, But AP, Reuters Bias Goes On Against His GOP Replacement
October 2nd, 2006 9:24 PM
No, this isn't a joke. Of all the possible photos available of Joe Negron, the Florida state representative who has replaced Mark Foley as the GOP congressional candidate in the 16th CD, the top one here is the one the Associated Press chose to accompany its article: FL GOP picks Foley replacement. Congressmen come and congressmen go. But the Associated Press's liberal bias goes on forever.…
LA Times Goes to Texas, Alaska Seeking Church Abuse Scandals
September 6th, 2006 12:51 AM
Is the Los Angeles Times "piling on" when it comes to covering sex abuse by Christians? Have they misled their readers again?In the front section of today's Los Angeles Times (Tuesday, September 5, 2006) is an article, "Sex Charges Shadow a Local Curiosity in Texas: Five monks at the Christ of the Hills Monastery are accused of abusing boys. Police also say the church's famous crying icon was 'a…
Why Isn't the Los Angeles Times Sharing Bill Maher's Op-Eds
September 2nd, 2006 9:51 PM
Here in the Information Age, it is customary for a major newspaper to regularly post its contents/articles on its web site. However, it appears an exception has been made in the case of the Los Angeles Times and some op-eds written by television host Bill Maher. The paper has not made two of his recent articles available for viewing outside the actual hard copy of the paper.In the print edition…
Former LA Times Journalist Spills the Beans
August 31st, 2006 9:55 AM
It can be hard for people working in journalism to publicly talk about the bias that they see in their co-workers every day. There are a number of risks involved when you take sides against the overwhelming majority of people in your industry. Take a look at this interview with Daniel Hernandez, staff writer for LA Weekly and formerly a journalist at the LA Times. It is an insightful peek behind…
Los Angeles Times Downplays Release of Fox News Journalists
August 28th, 2006 9:30 PM
Has the Los Angeles Times downplayed the release of Fox News Channel journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig? From today's LA Times (Monday, August 28, 2006):"Fox Journalists Freed After 2 Weeks in Gaza," p. A4, one photo, 925 words.Compare this coverage with that of the release of journalist Jill Carroll, whose story was covered on March 31, 2006:
