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Fabricated Kerry Posting Leads to Apology from Fox News

From nytimes.com. Ah, those wacky Fox News types! … Bill DoskochToronto, ON http://billdoskoch.blogware.com ———- Fabricated Kerry Posting Leads to Apology from Fox News By ERIC LICHTBLAU Published: October 3, 2004 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 – Plenty of news media analysts thought Senator John Kerry looked good at Thursday night's presidential debate, but Fox News went a [...]

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Rather's fellow TV anchors offer him support

From ctv.ca. Danny Rather's equals stick up for him and decry the blog-based political attacks on him over the memo imbroglio. Oh well, it's the new journalistic order.  … Bill DoskochCTV.ca scribblerToronto, ON http://billdoskoch.blogware.com ————– Rather's fellow TV anchors offer him support Associated Press NEW YORK – While acknowledging mistakes in CBS anchor Dan Rather's 60 [...]

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Cries of 'media bias' hide sloppy thinking

From phillynews.com (via online-news). It's on the whole blogging/Rathergate affair. The author thinks some bloggers are out to destroy journalism. To a certain extent, I agree. Bill DoskochToronto, ON ———– Posted on Sun, Sep. 26, 2004 Center Square | Cries of 'media bias' hide sloppy thinking By Chris Satullo (editorial page editor, Philadelphia Inquirer) (excerpt) Here's what [...]

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Friedman's back!

Thomas L. Friedman is back behind the keyboard at the New York Times, and his first column is a doozie! Entitled Iraq: Politics or policy?, Friedman writes the following: I don't know what is salvageable there anymore. I hope it is something decent and I am certain we have to try our best to bring [...]

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