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Joe Wilson Criticizes Media's Plame Gamenew
Former Ambassador Joe Wilson is critical of media coverage of the outing of his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame, saying too many reporters value relationships with sources above obligations to readers, thus eroding the "appropriate role" of the news media in a democracy.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ben L. Kaufman |
12-07-2005 |
Media
Two-Timed by Timenew
Time Inc. weakened the press when it decided to turn over Time reporter Matthew Cooper's notes and other materials to a federal prosecutor.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
07-05-2005 |
Media
New York Times Reporter Defends Her Decisionsnew
Times reporter Judith Miller, who has been criticized for accepting the Bush administration's line on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, denies having misgivings about how she reported the story.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
04-02-2005 |
Media
Wimblehack! The Search for America's Worst Campaign Journalistnew

Though we're tempted to blame the politicians for the embarrassing, uninspiring, degrading and even unentertaining exchange of sneering teenage accusations between the Bush and Kerry camps, it's time to dig deeper. It's time to blame the press corps.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
10-06-2004 |
Media
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