Reuters Publishes Michael Moore Press Release Under the Guise of 'News
The headline had me laughing before I even read the article: "Michael Moore says gets lots of Republican hugs"I'm thinking it must be a slow news day. But then I read the article and realize that the entire article reads like a press release for Moore, himself. Michael Moore -- gadfly filmmaker, liberal activist and political lightning rod -- says he finds himself being hugged by a lot of…
Actual Reuters Headline: 'Leftist Raises Hopes in Mexico's Forgotten T
With Mexicans going to the polls today to elect a new president, Reuters leaves little doubt as to whom it's pulling for: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, of the Democratic Revolution Party The headline tells you all you need to know, but here are a few choice excerpts to flesh out the picture of an heroic 'leftist' bringing hope to the little people, versus the other major candidate, Felipe…
Wishful Thinking from Reuters
It's been reported that Karl Rove will not be indicted for the Valerie Plame case. But that doesn't mean Reuters doesn't wish the opposite would have occurred. The organization resurrected a picture from last month and ran it this month after news that Karl Rove was off the hook.
Reuters Suggests US Military Inquiry on Ishaqi a Whitewash
The headline reads 'US probe of Ishaqi killings no surprise for Iraqis.' You might have thought the headline and accompanying article were from Al-Jazeera. But no, it's Reuters that wrote the headline that, dripping with skepticism, suggests that the US military inquiry that cleared American soldiers from wrongdoing in connection with the killing of civilians at Ishaqi was a whitewash. That same…
Reuters Runs Democratic Talking Points: Global Warming Worse Than Terr
In April I wrote about the opening of the Democrats' Election 2008 Talking Points Tour. It kicked off with Barack Obama preaching the certainty of fossil fuels heating up our planet while conveniently neglecting to mention what is heating up Mars and Jupiter. The media has turned the tour up a notch with a twisted fascination over Al Gore, coverage excuse provided by his new movie on global…
