Media Matters - Jonathan Weisman

Media Matters - Jonathan Weisman http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/jonathan_weisman This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Jonathan Weisman en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Wash. Post's Weisman ignored actual criteria used in study finding McCain voted with Bush 90 percent of the time http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050022 In an online chat, Jonathan Weisman claimed of the finding that Sen. John McCain voted in line with President Bush 90 percent of the time, "The 90 percent figure is true, but I cover Congress. The vast majority of those votes are procedural, and virtually every member of Congress votes with his or her leadership on procedural motions." In fact, Congressional Quarterly's finding that McCain had voted with Bush 90 percent of the time was based on an analysis of "votes where the editors of Congressional Quarterly determined that President Bush had taken a clear position prior to the vote." CQ did not indicate the "vast majority" of the votes were procedural. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050022 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:38:44 EST Wash. Post purported to give both sides of "Born-Alive" bill dispute, but left out Illinois' reported position http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200008 The Washington Post reported that "[a]bortion foes are now accusing [Sen. Barack] Obama of being an abortion-rights extremist" and purported to give the views of both the proponents and opponents of the "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act," which Obama voted against as an Illinois state senator. But at no point did the Post note that the Illinois Department of Public Health had reportedly said that the alleged conduct the Post identified as having been the impetus for the bill was already illegal. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200008 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:47:23 EST Wash. Post did not challenge examples cited by McCain aide denouncing smears of Obama http://mediamatters.org/items/200808020001 The Washington Post reported that McCain aide Mark Salter said Sen. John McCain would not "tolerate" racially tinged attacks. According to the article, Salter noted that McCain "denounced" Bill Cunningham's controversial remarks about Sen. Barack Obama and that he "criticized" an ad by the North Carolina GOP. But the Post did not challenge Salter's claims: In fact, the McCain campaign reportedly invited Cunningham to a rally despite his history of controversial remarks, and McCain reportedly did not take steps to stop the ad from airing. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808020001 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 12:27:01 EST Media report McCain "mocking" Obama for laying out Iraq, Afghanistan policy before visiting, but McCain has done the same http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170012 Several media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and The Washington Post, have uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's speech attacking Sen. Barack Obama for "outlining a plan" for Afghanistan and Iraq before his upcoming visit to the region without noting that in the same speech, McCain outlined his own "Comprehensive Strategy For Victory In Afghanistan," but hasn't visited that country since December 2006. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170012 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:39:48 EST Media continue to falsely claim Clark criticized McCain's service http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Several media reports falsely claimed that Wesley Clark criticized Sen. John McCain's military service during a June 29 appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, including CNN anchor John Roberts, who said that "Clark took a weekend hit at McCain, targeting his history as a war hero and his possible future as president." In fact, Clark praised McCain as "a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EST Wash. Post ignored own role in creating false Love Canal story about Gore http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280010 The Washington Post asserted that "Republicans tarred [Al Gore] in 2000 as someone who claimed to have discovered the Love Canal disaster and invented the Internet." But the Post did not note that the Love Canal smear was based on a falsehood originating in The New York Times and The Washington Post itself, nor did it note that Gore never claimed to have "invented the Internet." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280010 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:57:55 EST Wash. Post's Weisman: "I think McCain has" released his tax returns -- he hasn't http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050012 Responding to a question about the presidential candidates and the release of their tax returns, The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman stated in a discussion on washingtonpost.com: "[Sen. Barack] Obama has released his tax returns, and I think [Sen. John] McCain has too." In fact, McCain has not released his tax returns. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050012 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:50:09 EST Wash. Post's Weisman: "How about Obama blowing up the Sears Tower! ... (Just kidding, folks.)" http://mediamatters.org/items/200709210016 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709210016 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:45:38 EST