The following is a news analysis. A decade ago it would have been hard to imagine a major, reputable news organization publishing disinformation and propaganda, and failing to do even the most basic fact checking. But today, it's become almost routine. A case in point is an article in The Washington Post by someone named […]
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Attkisson's full response to Washington Post questions about Media Matters' blog against hydroxychloroquine
The following is Sharyl Attkisson's complete response to questions posed by The Washington Post's Paul Farhi as prompted by a Media Matters propaganda blog. Please excuse our typos. Farhi: Hello, Sharyl...I'm writing a story about Sinclair's coverage and commentary about the coronavirus and would like to talk to you about what you've been reporting on […]
A tidy takedown of Media Matters and its propaganda about hydroxycholoroquine
For most thinking Americans, it is unnecessary to bother to fact check the propaganda group Media Matters. If they have heard of Media Matters at all, they typically understand it’s a smear group funded by donors with political and corporate interests whose names are kept secret. (The last big Media Matters donor whose name was […]
Media Matters for the Left: David Brock’s mission to boost Hillary Clinton and smear non-leftist sources of news
Below is the link to an interesting article by Capital Research Center that dissects the seedy world of a left-wing attack blog called "Media Matters" and its attempt to portray itself as a neutral media watchdog. The question is why some in the media use Media Matters, with all its well-known false information and implications, as […]
Why the Left Wing Blog Media Matters Gets So Worked Up About Facts
Why the liberal blog Media Matters works itself up into such a tizzy over any reporting (and reporters) that it perceives as a threat to its interests. But I think most anybody who's even heard of them already knew this. Read article on Hillary Clinton's mention of Media Matters
Media Mistakes in the Biden Era: the Definitive List
Read: Media Mistakes in the Trump Era here 55. Nov. 16, 2022 Many in the media breathlessly reported, as if a fact, that Russian missiles had landed in Poland killing two people. A day later, officials said they were actually Ukrainian missiles that accidentally hit Poland. Some claimed it was "still Russia's fault." 54. Oct. […]
Newsgate 2016 & Beyond
Note: This article was first published in 2017. The following is a news media analysis and commentary Regardless of who is your chosen – or least favorite – presidential candidate, independent minds should be concerned about the latest revelations in the news media’s unseemly relationships with government and political actors. While there are many responsible […]
"Collusion against Trump" timeline
Note: To learn about Ukraine role, search this post for the word "Ukrain" (without the "e" at the end to return results for both "Ukraine" and "Ukrainian). It's easy to find timelines that detail Trump-Russia collusion developments. Here are links to two of them I recommend: Politifact Russia-Trump timeline Washington Post Russia-Trump timeline On the […]
