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Showing posts with label the washington post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the washington post. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

truth, justice and the american way!!!

except of course when it was the king george administration and some msm outlets (and major ones at that)


Emails show Washington Post reporter coordinated attorney firing story with White House

By Muriel Kane
When a scandal involving the Bush administration’s firing of US Attorneys broke in early 2007, initial coverage by the Washington Post supported the idea that the firings had been politically motivated. That approach, however, quickly changed to one that was far more friendly to the White House.

The House Judiciary Committee has now released over 5400 pages of Bush administration and Republican Party emails (pdf) related to the firings. Several of these emails suggest coordination between Post reporter John Solomon and Bush administration officials on how to manage the Post’s coverage of the widening scandal.

In one email to a Department of Justice spokesperson, Solomon even appears to be suggesting what spin to apply in order to minimize damage from the revelations............


p.s. i guess we CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

this is very good news

although i do my damnedest NOT to read the huffington post (she just really bothers me. the other writers usually don't though. it's the idea of HER. she gets under my skin. i simply cannot stomach her).

i'll start reading it on a regular basis now i guess

Dan Froomkin hired by The Huffington Post

Glenn Greenwald


In yet another sign of how online media outlets are strengthening as their older establishment predecessors are struggling to survive, The Huffington Post has hired Dan Froomkin to be its Washington Bureau Chief and regular columnist/blogger. Froomkin will oversee a staff of four five reporters and an Assistant Editor, guide The Huffington Post's Washington reporting, and write at least two posts per week to be featured on its main page and Politics page. I learned last night of the hiring and spoke to both Arianna Huffington and Froomkin this morning........