Showing posts with label media matters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label media matters. Show all posts

May 8, 2010

Journalizm

Vice President Joe Biden said last month that the latest employment report would show 200,000 jobs would be created in April. Los Angeles Times blogger Andrew Malcolm called bullshit, saying it was more happy talk from a White House that hardly anyone believe. On Friday, the Aprils jobs report came out: 290,000 were created in April. The liberal blog Media Matters wants an apology.

(found via fishbowlLA)

Oct 13, 2009

Four today

1. The kids are fine, but how are the children?: Style tips for NYT's bloggers that we could all use. NYT

2. Facts for factions: Has the ratio of partisan opinion to impartial news on Fox News reached a point where the station should be treated as a partisan entity? The White House thinks so and Media Matters agrees, even arguing that other journalists should treat the station as an arm of the Republican Party. Media Matters

3. The great American lineup: The FBI is using facial-recognition software to compare pictures of known fugitives with driver's license photos. AP

4. Beat the press: The Daily Show's Jon Stewart clubs CNN over the head for failing to check the accuracy of claims made by guests. fishbowlLA