Ignoring Clark's praise, LA Times uncritically reported McCain camp's assertion that Clark "didn't pay proper homage" to his POW service
In an article about Wesley Clark's June 29 comments, the Los Angeles Times reported the McCain campaign's assertion that "Clark didn't pay proper homage" to Sen. John McCain's service as a POW in Vietnam, but did not report that, in fact, Clark said: "I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." Read More
Fox News airs altered photos of NY Times reporters
During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Read More
Wash. Post baselessly suggested preferential treatment in home loan interest rate Obama received
The Washington Post baselessly suggested that Sen. Barack Obama was given preferential treatment in the interest rate he received on his $1.32 million mortgage from Northern Trust for the purchase of his Chicago home in June 2005. But the article did not cite any evidence that the interest rate Obama received was in any way out of the ordinary or in any way the result of preferential treatment. Read More
"[L]ive from an oil rig": NBC, MSNBC aired multiple reports on offshore drilling without explaining "environmental concerns" or disclosing GE's drilling connection
NBC's Today and Nightly News and MSNBC Live aired segments in which correspondent Janet Shamlian reported live from an offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. But while two of Shamlian's reports included quotes from a Chevron spokesperson, none of her reports included an interview with or quote from environmental organizations or explained the "environmental concerns" that Shamlian acknowledged exist. Further, neither Shamlian nor the hosts and anchors disclosed that General Electric, which owns 80 percent of NBC Universal, also has an affiliated business unit that is invested in the acquisition and production of oil and natural gas and another that is a major supplier of equipment and services for the offshore drilling industry. Read More
On Fox News, Bolling repeats offshore drilling falsehoods
Fox Business Network's Eric Bolling asserted that, according to offshore oil "drillers" with whom he had spoken, "China was probably drilling offshore, very close to our shore through Cuba, and taking some of that oil that -- that honestly could -- could and should be helping our situation." His assertion that China was drilling "very close to our shore" echoed a claim made by Vice President Dick Cheney -- citing columnist George Will -- that both Cheney and Will have since corrected. Read More
NPR's Liasson cited McCain's work with Kennedy on immigration reform as a "source of his maverick reputation," didn't note flip-flop
NPR's Mara Liasson said that Sen. John McCain "has made a career of taking heat from his own party for working with liberal Democrats like ... Ted Kennedy on immigration." However, Liasson did not note that during his run for president, McCain reversed his position on a key component of comprehensive immigration reform, and stated that he would not vote for the bill he co-sponsored with Kennedy. Read More
Purporting to read Clark quote, The Hill's Stoddard omitted major parts of Face the Nation exchange
In an online video on The Hill's website, A.B. Stoddard purported to "read the quote" from retired Gen. Wesley Clark's interview with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. In fact, Stoddard did not fully "read the quote," omitting major parts of the exchange, including Clark's praise of Sen. John McCain and Schieffer's comments. Read More
NBC's Mitchell misrepresented sequence of Clark's remarks, suggesting Clark only "subsequently ... honored" McCain's service
On MSNBC's Hardball, Andrea Mitchell stated, "We know what he said on Face the Nation. He took issue with the qualification of John McCain, saying that being a fighter pilot and getting shot down over Vietnam doesn't qualify you to be commander in chief. He said subsequently that he honored his service." In fact, Clark praised McCain earlier in his Face the Nation interview, saying, "I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war." Read More
Wash. Post's Shear falsely claimed "McCain rarely talks about his time as a POW"
In an online chat, The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear asserted, "McCain rarely talks about his time as a POW (though others sometimes do on his behalf.)" In fact, McCain has repeatedly highlighted his experience as a POW, even as he and the media have promoted the notion that he is reluctant to do so. Read More
Andrea Mitchell falsely suggested that MoveOn.org/AFSCME ad attacked McCain's military service
In an interview with Gen. Wesley Clark, Andrea Mitchell stated that "there's a whole issue of whether there is an organized campaign against John McCain's military service, which ... Barack Obama can stand above and say, 'I honor his service.' " Clark responded: "Absolutely not." Mitchell then said: "Take a look at the MoveOn.org ad, the MoveOn.org ad with AFSCME, which has been airing quite widely." But, as Clark stated, the ad "doesn't say anything about [McCain's] military career." Read More
Fox's Henneberg did not challenge Swift Boat member Bud Day's false claim that Clark served in Vietnam for only one month
Fox News' Molly Henneberg uncritically reported the assertion by Bud Day, a member of the then-named Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, that Wesley Clark "spent a month in Vietnam, got badly wounded, evacuated, and that was his Vietnam experience." In fact, according to documents posted on the website for Clark's 2004 presidential campaign, Clark served at least six months in Vietnam -- first as a 1st Infantry Division staff officer, then as an infantry company commander -- before he was wounded. Read More
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