by David W. Moore on Jun 12, 2012
The Already Determined 2012 Presidential Election: Polls vs. ‘The Keys’
While public opinion polls suggest a very close race for the presidency in 2012, Professor of History Allan Lichtman of...
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by David W. Moore on Apr 25, 2012
Ignore Romney’s Low Favorability Ratings
Recently, the ABC News/Washington Post poll reported that Mitt Romney “has emerged from the Republican primary season with the weakest...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2012
WaPo’s Elizabeth Flock Resigns, Editor’s Note Later Published Suggests Plagiarism in Story
The Washington Post's Elizabeth Flock resigned April 13, Poynter's Andrew Beaujon reported. Beaujon noted that Flock said she left to...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2012
Bakersfield Californian Retracts Fabricated Fishing Column Item, Forbes Unpublishes Fake April Fools Day Story Saying Romney Out of 2012 Presidential Race
Just before April 1, the Bakersfield Californian issued a retraction for an "item in Friday's Outdoors column, by Steve Merlo." ...
by David W. Moore on Mar 26, 2012
Is It Permissible for Reporters to Tell Half-Truths? The Case of CNN’s Anderson Cooper
COMMENTARY Selecting which facts to present in news stories is mostly a matter of judgment. Some alleged news organizations intentionally...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2012
NYT Columnist Apologizes for Tweet about Romney
New York Times op-ed columnist Charles M. Blow apologized for his Feb. 22 tweet about Mitt Romney, the National Review's...
by David W. Moore on Feb 23, 2012
Why is the Media Addicted to National Primary Polls?
All over the news this week are the amazing results of a Gallup tracking poll, which shows Rick Santorum leading...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 06, 2012
Michele Bachmann Calls for the Boston Globe to Retract Story
U.S. congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) claimed the Boston Globe's story "that speculated she'd be throwing her support behind Mitt Romney" during his...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2012
BusinessWeek ‘Kills’ Bruised Mitt Romney Cover
BusinessWeek withheld its cover image picturing a bruised Mitt Romney with a black eye and cuts and bruises. New York Magazine,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2012
New Fact Check Site FlackCheck Checks Political Ads, Journalism
The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center started a website called Flackcheck.org to "fact check political ads and political...