Former govt. agent admits spying on Attkisson, implicates his colleagues. Former U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein is accused of leading the group. Govt. hackers allegedly reported to FBI official who now heads CrowdStrike A former U.S. government agent has admitted participating in the illegal government surveillance on then-CBS New investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson. The insider has […]
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OBG*: How independent are vaccine defenders? Vaccine-autism conflicts of interest
OBG is a look back at an “Oldie But Goodie” news report In 2008 at CBS News, I reported on the vaccine industry’s conflict of interest entitled: How independent are vaccine defenders? Watch the video here: Vaccine-Autism conflict of interest. Afterward, one of the vaccine industry officials mentioned, Dr. Paul Offit of Children’s Hospital of […]
Analysis: The “other side” you don’t often see in the news media
The following is an excerpt of a news analysis from Breitbart.com about an interview with CBS journalist Lara Logan. [Lara] Logan grouped Breitbart News and Fox News as dissident outlets relative to the “mostly liberal” news media landscape. She said: Visually, anyone who’s ever been to Israel and been to the Wailing Wall has seen […]
Court denies DOJ request for delay in Attkisson v. DOJ FBI for govt. computer intrusions
The federal appeals court in our case granted our request for oral arguments some time ago and scheduled them for Jan. 29. But when the government shut down, the Department of Justice petitioned the court for a delay. On Wednesday, the court denied the Justice Department request. I’m pleased to be moving forward, as each […]
Behind the Closed Doors of K Street Lobbying
(CBS News) Members of Congress are widely regarded as the nation’s shakers and movers. But behind them, unseen, are a powerful force of lobbyists shaping everything from the national dialogue to the actual laws Americans will have to follow. Sharyl Attkisson gives us a rare and exclusive peek behind the sometimes shadowy lobbyists’ curtain in Washington, […]
Selective Editing Syndrome and the News
The following is a news media commentary A fuss was raised this week when The CBS Evening News edited out a few words in an interview with President Clinton. Clinton was answering a question from Charlie Rose about whether Hillary Clinton’s health concerns are serious. The controversy is summed up in an article in The Hill: “Well, if […]
Morell Testifies on Benghazi Talking Points: “Mistakes…not due to politics”
During a Congressional hearing that lasted more than three hours, former C.I.A. Deputy Director Michael Morell praised his former agency’s intelligence analysts as the best on the globe, yet ones who he admits were sorely mistaken when they reported that spontaneous protesters were to blame for the Beghazi, Libya terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2012. […]
