CNN, LA Times uncritically reported McCain's false claim that Obama and Clinton proposed “a multibillion-dollar bailout for big banks and speculators”
Elections
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In reporting on McCain's stated opposition to government “bail out” of “big banks,” Wash. Post, NY Times failed to note his approval of Bear Stearns aid
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Media report that McCain now insists on respect for U.S. allies -- but ignore 2003 smears of Germany and “aging movie actress” France
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Kurtz continues to cover Wright comments while giving short shrift to Hagee, Parsley comments
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On Fox News Sunday, Kristol claimed Hagee and Parsley are “just individuals who've endorsed” McCain
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“Media Matters”;by Jamison Foser
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So that's why NBC and MSNBC wanted Clinton's schedules?
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Some MSNBC journalists identify a media double standard in coverage of McCain gaffe; others demonstrate it
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NBC News blog muses over underreporting of McCain loan issue; writers might start with their own network
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Media again ignore McCain's skipped vote while highlighting ad attacking Clinton over earmark for “Woodstock Concert Museum”
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Fineman falsely asserted Obama “admitt[ed] he can't manage his way out of a paper bag” during Las Vegas debate
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Dick Morris claimed anti-Clinton movie can't be screened, but film's executive producer says otherwise
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Following NY Times, The Hill misquoted Clinton's civil rights comments
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Media outlets continued to mislead on the Clintons' “fairy tale” and civil rights quotes
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After predicting Clinton was “going out,” Bennett marveled at “mainstream media saying that she was done and finished”
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Ignoring Giuliani's statement that he “spent the most time in” NH, media report that Giuliani skipped NH
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NY Times, Politico misreported Clinton's comments during emotional moment in NH
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Morris claimed Huckabee's “refusal to indulge in negative advertising ... show[ed] his strength under fire” -- after deriding his actions on anti-Romney ad as “stupid”