John Fritze
USA Today's Request for Ted Kennedy-Related FBI Documents Ends with Su
June 15th, 2010 6:17 PM
USA Today released the results of its Freedom of Information Act requests for FBI documents related to Ted Kennedy. John Fritze's story leans heavily on the sympathetic "barrage of threats" angle to begin his story, and downplayed the lack of documents on the death at Chappaquiddick. Fritze began:
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who buried two brothers killed by assassins, endured a barrage of threats…
USA Today Hits Sen. Scott Brown on His Jobs Claim; In Doing So It Help
February 19th, 2010 11:12 AM
John Fritze of USA Today noted in an On Politics blog post filed last night that "Sen. Brown's 'not one job' claim [has been] questioned."But in relaying the attack on the Massachusetts Republican senator's claim that "not one job" has been created by the Obama stimulus package, Fritze only underscored the point that Brown was making in the context of his comments.There is no real, net job…
Baltimore Sun Admits Baltimore Mayor a Democrat
June 25th, 2008 10:07 AM
Yesterday I noted how the Baltimore Sun failed to note the party affiliation of Democratic Mayor Sheila Dixon, who is under investigation for corruption. To be fair to the Sun, I thought I'd note that Dixon's party allegiance is referenced in a June 25 story in the second paragraph:Companies linked to a developer questioned in the state investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon have made nearly $500,…
Baltimore Sun's Missing (D) in Mayoral Corruption Story
June 24th, 2008 4:31 PM
Five days ago I noted how the Associated Press ignored Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's Democratic affiliation in a story on a police raid of her private residence. Dixon is under investigation for corruption allegedly going back to her last public portfolio: Baltimore City Council President.Well today the reliably liberal Democrat-boosting Baltimore Sun also provided a measure of cover for Dixon…