Media Matters - The Washington Post

Media Matters - The Washington Post http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_washington_post This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Washington Post en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Media continue to repeat Cindy McCain's comment about troop funding without noting her husband's own vote http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Morning Joe reported Cindy McCain's attack on Sen. Barack Obama that his "vote to not fund my son while he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, none of their reports noted that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:23:31 EST Wash. Post repeated McCain criticism of Obama for energy bill vote without noting Obama's stated reasons for voting for bill http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080008 The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's comment that Sen. Barack Obama voted for an "energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies." However, the Post did not note that Obama has said he voted for the bill because it included extensive investments in renewable energy or that the bill actually resulted in a net tax increase for the oil and gas industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080008 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:07:17 EST Wash. Post's Balz wrote that Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders," but not that she misstated name of top U.S. commander in Afghanistan http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030017 In his Washington Post analysis, Dan Balz wrote that, during the vice presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders." But Balz did not note that Palin misstated the name of Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, twice referring to him as "McClellan." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030017 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:10:36 EST In reporting on new NRCC ad, Cillizza did not note GOP support for Rangel earmark http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020004 In a blog post, washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza reported that the National Republican Congressional Committee released an ad attacking a Democratic House member who voted in favor of an earmark for "the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service," but Cillizza did not note that 89 House Republicans also voted in favor of the earmark. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020004 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:03:40 EST Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama "would raise taxes." In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:48:02 EST Wash. Post reported as fact that McCain "suspend[ed] most campaign activities," uncritically reported McCain adviser's claim that Obama "will raise taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280004 The Washington Post reported as fact that Sen. John McCain "suspend[ed] most campaign activities last week" without noting evidence to the contrary, including reports in the Post that McCain's campaigning continued "despite" his "pledge." Further, the Post uncritically reported Steve Schmidt's assertion that Sen. Barack Obama "will raise taxes." In fact, Obama has proposed cutting taxes for low- and middle-income families. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280004 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:10:58 EST Cillizza uncritically reported false claim that Obama misrepresented Kissinger's comments on talks with Iran http://mediamatters.org/items/200809270009 On washingtonpost.com, Chris Cillizza uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama had misrepresented comments former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had made about negotiating with Iran, writing that "McCain was able to turn a single question about meeting with rogue leaders into an extended colloquy that ended with him hitting Obama for misunderstanding Henry Kissinger." In fact, Obama accurately represented Kissinger's comments about negotiations with Iran. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809270009 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:09:43 EST Despite evidence to the contrary, NY Times asserted as fact that McCain had "suspend[ed] his campaign" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260018 In a September 26 article, the New York Times asserted as fact that Sen. John McCain "suspend[ed] his campaign," but it did not mention that McCain campaign surrogates continued to attack Sen. Barack Obama on television, that McCain campaign ads continued to air on television, and that McCain campaign offices in various battleground states reportedly remained open. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260018 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:59:21 EST Kurtz article on campaign ads didn't note falsehoods and distortions in McCain ads http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240018 In a report on "ads" that the presidential campaigns paid to air few times, if at all, The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz did not note that at least two McCain campaign ads that Kurtz mentioned included outright falsehoods. Kurtz did not point out that an ad he mentioned included the false accusation that Obama "dismissed" Gov. Sarah Palin as "good-looking" or that a different ad he mentioned falsely accused Obama of calling Palin a "pig." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240018 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:32:08 EST Print media reported McCain attacks on Obama for purported ties to Freddie and Fannie, but not McCain aides' lobbying on their behalf http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190013 In articles about the presidential candidates' responses to the economic crisis, several media outlets reported that the McCain campaign has attacked Sen. Barack Obama for what it says are his ties to lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, without noting that several senior McCain campaign aides have lobbied for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or both. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190013 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:23:23 EST Even after Wash. Post "Fact Checker" called ad "dishonest" and "deceptive," paper uncritically quoted it http://mediamatters.org/items/200809150008 A Washington Post article uncritically reported a McCain campaign ad's false assertion that Sen. Barack Obama's " 'one accomplishment' on education has been to support 'comprehensive sex education' for kindergarteners," even after Michael Dobbs, the Post's own "Fact Checker," wrote that the McCain campaign's claim is "wrong," and that the ad is "dishonest" and "deceptive." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809150008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:17:55 EST CNN's Foreman falsely claimed McCain was "getting Barack Obama's record right" on military spending http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100033 CNN's Tom Foreman falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain was "getting Barack Obama's record right" when McCain claimed that "during the primary" Obama told the group Caucus4Priorities "that he would cut defense spending by tens of billions of dollars"; Foreman also falsely suggested that Obama has only recently begun to advocate "increasing the size" of the military. In fact, Obama told Caucus4Priorities that he would cut "tens of billions of dollars in wasteful spending," not overall defense spending, and Obama repeatedly said during the primary season that he would increase the size of the military. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100033 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:01:42 EST Media outlets scrutinizing Palin's "Bridge to Nowhere" statement haven't noted her claim that "I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' " is a lie http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100009 While media outlets reporting Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that "I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' on that 'Bridge to Nowhere' " have noted that Palin had previously supported the bridge, or that Palin did not refuse the funds previously allocated for the bridge or reimburse the federal government, they did not report that Palin's claim is false, because Congress abdicated responsibility for determining how the money would be spent a year before Palin was elected governor. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100009 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:30:55 EST Ignoring outright "Bridge to Nowhere" falsehoods, Kurtz pronounces evidence insufficient to say Palin is "lying" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090024 The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz wrote that Gov. Sarah Palin's "description of her role in the infamous bridge [to nowhere] funding is highly selective at best," but falsely suggested that there was insufficient evidence to establish that Palin's claims about her actions on the project are false. Kurtz ignored outright falsehoods in Palin's claims about her opposition to the bridge, including her claim that she "told the Congress, 'Thanks, but no thanks' on that 'bridge to nowhere.'" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090024 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:11:31 EST Wash. Post's Weisman ignored actual criteria used in study finding McCain voted with Bush 90 percent of the time http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050022 In an online chat, Jonathan Weisman claimed of the finding that Sen. John McCain voted in line with President Bush 90 percent of the time, "The 90 percent figure is true, but I cover Congress. The vast majority of those votes are procedural, and virtually every member of Congress votes with his or her leadership on procedural motions." In fact, Congressional Quarterly's finding that McCain had voted with Bush 90 percent of the time was based on an analysis of "votes where the editors of Congressional Quarterly determined that President Bush had taken a clear position prior to the vote." CQ did not indicate the "vast majority" of the votes were procedural. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050022 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:38:44 EST