A recent Slate.com article took on Google's decision to develop new search engine algorithms to filter out what it views as "inaccurate" websites. The authors are David Weinberger, a senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Center, and Dan Gillmor of Arizona State University and author of Mediactive. The authors chose to begin their article using the example of the vaccine-autism controversy. […]
Follow the Money: Sandy Disaster Relief Aid
[This story was first published on July 18, 2014] Here's my Follow the Money story for Sinclair TV affiliates on questionable spending of federal Sandy disaster relief money. While thousands of homeowners still await relief with help from billions of your tax dollars--the federal government was granting special waivers to let the money be spent […]
Military Injustice? Maj. Weirick's Incredible Ride in the Taliban Urination Video Case
[This article was first published on July 7, 2014] Most Americans have no idea what ever became of the shocking case of U.S. Marines urinating on Taliban terrorist corpses after a firefight. The incident was captured on video and posted on YouTube. In a story that some didn't want told, we explain what became of […]
Benghazi Committee Gets Some Subpoeaned Docs from State Dept.--Two Years Later
Today, the House Benghazi Committee announced that it has received over 4,000 pages of material from the State Department Accountability Review Board (ARB) that analyzed State Department actions and policy regarding the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Questions about the ARB's review and independence have been raised since […]
Hillary Clinton Wants to Testify to Benghazi Committee Sooner Rather Than Later
Former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says there is no reason to delay her appearance before the Benghazi Select Committee. Her attorney David Kendall sent that message in a letter to the committee yesterday. [quote]"There is no reason to delay her appearance or have her testify in a private interview."--Clinton attorney […]
Fact Check: False Reports Claiming Calif. Measles Outbreak "Killed Children"
Recent reporting has implied or stated that the California measles outbreak resulted in many deaths. Further, many reports and blogs have implied there have been many U.S. measles deaths in recent years. One notable example is an article published in Examiner.com by Paul Hamaker who is described as a "chemist and mathematician" (and also is referred […]
California Measles Outbreak Over: No Deaths Reported
[Above image: classic measles rash] California’s Disney theme park-related measles outbreak has been declared over. No deaths were reported among the 147 patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The vast majority of cases were contained to California. Measles is considered a highly contagious virus spread through the air by coughs and sneezes. CDC […]
New Weekly Sunday News Program This Fall
For those who have asked what I'm up to: a new weekly Sunday program in the fall. Sinclair Announces The Addition Of Sharyl Attkisson To Its News Division BALTIMORE, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is pleased to announce that Emmy award-winning investigative journalist, Sharyl Attkisson, has joined the company […]
