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Media Spun the Bhopal Disaster to Diminish Guiltnew

Twenty years ago, the media praised Union Carbide Corporation for the way it handled the accident in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands. Today the injury to the people of Bhopal continues. Neither UCC nor its new parent company Dow has coughed up a dime to clean up the contaminated water supply.
New York Press  |  Matt Taibbi  |  12-09-2004  |  Environment

Two Finalists Surpass Other Journalists in Wimblehacknew

Howard Fineman of Newsweek and Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times are finalists in the competition for worst election hack.
New York Press  |  Matt Taibbi  |  11-01-2004  |  Media

Four Reporters Emerge in Round 3 of Wimblehacknew

Karen Tumulty of Time, Howard Fineman of Newsweek, and Elisabeth Bumiller and James Bennet of The New York Times prove arrogant enough to move on to the Round 4 of the competition for worst campaign journalist.
New York Press  |  Matt Taibbi  |  11-01-2004  |  Media

Worst Campaign Journalists Advance in Round 2 of Wimblehacknew

There is something negative going on when a paper like The New York Times runs the same campaign article hundreds of times, quoting the same 30 or so campaign characters, with only the dateline and the crowd photo changing. Second part of series.
New York Press  |  Matt Taibbi  |  10-13-2004  |  Media

The Post's Mea Culpa Is Too Little, Too Latenew

Howard Kurtz's piece in the Washington Post about the paper's coverage of weapons of mass destruction was the latest in what is likely to be a long series of tepid -- not to mention craven, insufficient and self-serving -- media confessions about pre-war Iraq reporting.
New York Press  |  Matt Taibbi  |  08-18-2004  |  Media

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