http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/chicago_tribune This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Chicago Tribune en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050018 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Mark Silva repeated Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that "the Obama-Biden Democrats have been vicious in their attacks directed toward ... my family," but gave no indication that he had challenged Republican aides to substantiate Palin's charge with examples of purported attacks. By contrast, while reporting the charge, NBC, ABC, and the AP all reported that when asked to provide examples of such attacks, Palin aides, the McCain campaign, and the RNC did not provide any. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050018 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:36:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040007 Numerous print media outlets uncritically reported Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform -- not even in the state senate," without noting that Obama has played key roles in the passage of reform legislation at both the federal and state levels, including a bill that McCain co-sponsored and thanked Obama for his work on. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040007 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:05:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Media outlets continue to report that Sen. Joe Biden was accused in 1987 of plagiarizing then-British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock without noting that while Biden did paraphrase from a Kinnock speech without attribution on at least two occasions in August 1987, he had reportedly credited Kinnock when previously using the same language. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:31:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Several media outlets have uncritically reported the false charge by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii." In fact, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Resources, all beaches in Hawaii are public. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220013 A<em> Chicago Tribune </em>article uncritically and repeatedly quoted a "senior McCain adviser" attacking Sen. Barack Obama and asserted that the adviser "spoke on condition that he not be identified in order to discuss strategy." But the authors gave no explanation of why they would agree to anonymity for a source who proceeded to attack and to foreshadow further attacks on the opposing candidate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220013 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:16:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 <em>Fox News Sunday</em>'s Chris Wallace falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain "momentarily mistook Shias and Sunnis in Jordan," and the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Michael Dorning asserted that if Sen. Barack Obama "makes a mistake" on his upcoming overseas trip, "it'll be a much bigger deal than, say, when McCain was in Jordan, or somewhere in the Middle East, and basically mixed up Shia and Sunnis for a moment." In fact, McCain did not "mix[] up" Shias and Sunnis just for a moment; he made the false statement three times in two days. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:43:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 On <em>The Situation Room</em>, Gloria Borger asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for the general election "is going to become a character issue for Barack Obama, because ... [i]t gives [Sen.] John McCain an opening to say, 'This is not the man you think you know.' " But Borger did not note that McCain has also given Obama an "opening" on the issue of public financing: a loan agreement McCain signed during the primary season that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180006 In a blog post, the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Jill Zuckman wrote: "Asked by one of his supporters to provide a few examples where [Sen. Barack] Obama has reached across the aisle, [Sen. John] McCain -- not surprisingly -- was unable to come up with anything." But Zuckman did not note that McCain has previously thanked Obama for his bipartisan work on a bill with several Republicans, including McCain, and McCain's Senate office reportedly contacted Obama's office to cosponsor an update of that bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180006 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:48:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130002 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em> juxtaposed smears on Sen. John McCain in 2000 with Sen. Barack Obama's May 8 comment that McCain was "losing his bearings" without noting the context of Obama's remarks that would have made clear that the <em>Tribune</em> was advancing a false comparison. Obama made the remark in response to an attack by McCain and was accusing McCain of violating his pledge to avoid negative campaigning. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130002 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:49:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040010 The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Jill Zuckman asserted that Sen. John McCain "has a considerable record" as a "maverick" and cited his partnership with Democrats on immigration legislation, among other issues. But Zuckman did not mention that McCain reversed his position on immigration reform to appeal to Republican primary voters and no longer supports the comprehensive immigration reform legislation he sponsored with Sen. Edward Kennedy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040010 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:44:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180007 Several media outlets have reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign justified refusing to release Cindy McCain's tax returns by citing Sen. John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, as "precedent." But they did not report that, in contrast with Cindy McCain, Heinz Kerry did release a part of her 2003 income tax return that showed "total income," which enabled <em>The New York Times</em> to analyze how she benefited from the Bush tax cuts. Such an analysis of how the McCains have benefited from the tax cuts -- which Sen. McCain supports extending permanently -- is not possible, based on the information his campaign has released on Cindy McCain's income. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804180007 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:12:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250002 In an article on immigration as a campaign issue, the <em>Chicago Tribune</em> reported that Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John McCain "essentially agree on the need for an overhaul of U.S. Immigration law that would combine increased border enforcement with a new guest-worker program and measures to permit the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already in the country to eventually apply for citizenship." In fact, McCain has said he "would not" support his original comprehensive immigration proposal if it came to a vote on the Senate floor and now says that "we've got to secure the borders first." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250002 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:22:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803070014 <em>Chicago Tribune</em> columnist John Kass sat by as Glenn Beck repeated a baseless claim in Kass' column and added a falsehood of his own regarding Barack Obama's house purchase in Chicago. Beck repeated Kass' claim that Obama received "a $300,000 discount" on the purchase of his Chicago home and falsely asserted that indicted businessman Antoin Rezko "bought the property next door at $300,000 more." Kass did not dispute either assertion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803070014 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:45:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802100002 <em>Chicago Tribune</em> editorial board member and syndicated columnist Clarence Page wrote that John McCain "shifted his emphasis on immigration reform to border protection after his earlier emphasis on providing a path to citizenship for illegal workers failed to get through Congress. In other words, he was not flip-flopping on his core beliefs, but he was willing to listen to critics." However, McCain's current stance on immigration represents a reversal of his prior position -- not simply a "shift[] in emphasis": McCain had previously argued that border security could not be disaggregated from other provisions in legislation on comprehensive immigration reform. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802100002 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:18:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802070005 Numerous print publications -- including <em>The New York Times</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, and the <em>Los Angeles Times</em> -- continued a longstanding practice of referring to Sen. John McCain as a "maverick" in their coverage of the February 5 presidential primaries and caucuses. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802070005 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:42:24 EST