http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/media This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Media en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030008 On <em>This Week</em>, Hugh Hewitt claimed that a comment he made during the June 25 edition of his show -- that the September 13 Ohio State-USC football game will "probably [be] the last football game we'll ever get to see before the United States gets blown up by the Islamists under Obama" -- was distorted by Arianna Huffington. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030008 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:13:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030005 Rush Limbaugh asserted that troops returning from Iraq "will not receive anything from the Democrat [sic] Party along the likes of 'Job well done. We're proud of you.' And this is highly distressing. Not only will Democrats not say, nor leftists, say to any returning troops from Iraq, 'Good job. Job well done. We honor your service.' No, they did just the opposite. They sought to secure defeat of the U.S. military in Iraq." In fact, many Senate Democrats recently honored the service of U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030005 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:34:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030002 MSNBC and <em>Editor &amp; Publisher</em> have noted that <em><em>Fox &amp; Friends</em></em> featured photos of<em> <em>New York Times</em></em> reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered. But Fox News has yet to address the controversy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030002 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:31:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 NBC's <em>Today</em> and <em>Nightly News</em> and <em>MSNBC Live</em> aired segments in which correspondent Janet Shamlian reported live from an offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. But while two of Shamlian's reports included quotes from a Chevron spokesperson, none of her reports included an interview with or quote from environmental organizations or explained the "environmental concerns" that Shamlian acknowledged exist. Further, neither Shamlian nor the hosts and anchors disclosed that General Electric, which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, also has an affiliated business unit that is invested in the acquisition and production of oil and natural gas and another that is a major supplier of equipment and services for the offshore drilling industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020005 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:16:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010010 On his radio show, Michael Savage repeatedly referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Mussolini, at one point calling her "the Mussolini in a skirt." He later referred to her as "Nancy Pelosi Mussolini" and the "Mussolini-like woman of the day." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010010 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:38:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Several media reports falsely claimed that Wesley Clark criticized Sen. John McCain's military service during a June 29 appearance on CBS' <em>Face the Nation</em>, including CNN anchor John Roberts, who said that "Clark took a weekend hit at McCain, targeting his history as a war hero and his possible future as president." In fact, Clark praised McCain as "a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010003 The Drudge Report and the <em>National Review's</em> Rich Lowry falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama didn't vote to condemn MoveOn.org's 2007 newspaper advertisement critical of Gen. David Petraeus. In fact, Obama did vote for an amendment by Sen. Barbara Boxer that condemned the ad, as well as other attacks on past and present members of the armed forces, as the <em>USA Today</em> blog post to which the Drudge Report linked points out. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010003 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:29:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300007 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Contessa Brewer falsely claimed that former President Bill Clinton "reportedly told London's <em>The Telegraph</em> paper that [Sen.] Barack Obama was going to, quote, 'have to kiss my you-know-what,' unquote, if he wanted the former president's help." In fact, the <em>Telegraph</em> article quoted an anonymous "senior Democrat who worked for Mr Clinton," who in turn cited another anonymous source: "One person told me that Bill said Obama would have to quote kiss my ass close quote, if he wants his support." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300007 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270007 On <em>The Laura Ingraham Show</em>, Monica Crowley claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "lifted his campaign line 'Yes, we can' from the recent presidential campaign of the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad." Crowley claimed that Ahmadinejad used the slogan "We can." In fact, Obama reportedly used the phrase "Yes, we can" during his 2004 Senate campaign -- a full year before Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270007 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:30:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270003 On his PBS program, Charlie Rose did not challenge Antonin Scalia's false assertion that "the press unanimously" found that, in Rose's words, George W. Bush "won that election in Florida." In fact, according to <em>The Washington Post</em>, data from a study conducted by the National Opinion Research Center found that under several different criteria for assessing a voter's intent, Al Gore would have received more votes than Bush after a statewide recount of all ballots "that were initially rejected by voting machines." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270003 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:42:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270001 Following a shooting incident that occurred as French President Nicolas Sarkozy was preparing to depart Israel, Michael Savage claimed: "There is speculation that there was an attempt to kill [Israeli Prime Minister Ehud] Olmert because he has sold the country down the river, and he is selling the people to their death -- he is leading them to the gas chamber. He is a -- the equivalent of those who led the Jews into the gas chambers in World War II, according to many Israelis who see the handwriting on the wall." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270001 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:42:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240009 Rush Limbaugh asserted, "Hamas has endorsed Obama. ... Why do you think they've endorsed Obama? Because they want a very strong ally for Israel in the White House?" In fact, Obama stated his support for Israel in a speech June 4 speech in which he said: "Those who threaten Israel threaten us. ... And I will bring to the White House an unshakeable commitment to Israel's security." Hamas reportedly responded to Obama's remarks by saying, "Hamas does not differentiate between the two presidential candidates, Obama and McCain, because their policies regarding the Arab-Israel conflict are the same and are hostile to us, therefore we do have no preference and are not wishing for either of them to win." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240009 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:44:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230003 Despite the claim in the subtitle of his book, <em><em>A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win, </em></em>Shelby Steele acknowledged that he thinks Sen. Barack Obama "can definitely win" the presidential election. Steele told Fox News' Sean Hannity the subtitle was an "afterthought" that he "regret[ted]" and that it did not represent the book's thesis. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230003 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:08:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806220003 <em>New York Times </em>columnist Maureen Dowd responded to complaints about her frequent use of gender stereotypes by saying that "nobody had objected to her use of similar images about men over seven presidential campaigns," according to <em>Times</em> public editor Clark Hoyt. However, many writers and organizations -- including <em>Media Matters for America</em> -- have noted Dowd's feminization of male Democratic presidential candidates. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806220003 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:44:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190010 While discussing the case of two students on trial on charges that they provided material aid to terrorists, Michael Savage told a caller, "If I ran this country, I'd hang the lawyer. I would try her for aiding and abetting terrorism -- I'd hang her and I'd hang every lawyer who went down to Guant&aacute;namo to defend those murderers." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190010 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:04:32 EST