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The Dishonest Reporter "Award" 2005
Front Page Magazine ^ | 28 December 2005 | HonestReporting.com

Posted on 12/28/2005 4:42:26 AM PST by unionblue83

Big media was clearly on the defensive in 2005. Dan Rather left the CBS News anchor desk under a heavy cloud while other executives were fired in the wake of Memogate. The use of anonymous sources put journalists like Judith Miller and the NY Times in an uncomfortable spotlight. Newsweek's erroneous report that US Marines desecrated a Koran touched off a firestorm of deadly protests around the world. CNN news chief Eason Jordan was forced to resign over comments at an international forum. And an Al-Jazeera reporter was even convicted for his links to Al-Qaida. In each controversy, bloggers successfully pressured the news services for accuracy and accountability.

Unfortunately, problematic coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continued. We couldn't address all the news services or journalists who were nominated by HonestReporting subscribers, but we thank readers for sharing their thoughts about 2005 and for making our fight for honest reporting your fight too. So without further ado, we proceed with our Dishonest Reporter of the Year Award. We begin with the runner-ups:

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2005review; bbc; cialeak; deceit; easonjordan; heavycompetition; israel; korandesecration; palestine; rathergate; waronterror

1 posted on 12/28/2005 4:42:27 AM PST by unionblue83
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To: unionblue83

So many names, so little time...



2 posted on 12/28/2005 4:43:50 AM PST by Fintan (See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
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To: Fintan

Good thing the ammo companies make more every day...


3 posted on 12/28/2005 4:45:09 AM PST by unionblue83
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To: unionblue83

What for? Are you planning on shooting someone?


4 posted on 12/28/2005 4:47:55 AM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: Petronski

Not me. I'm thinking of converting to Islam, I am soo peaceful. LOL!


5 posted on 12/28/2005 4:51:21 AM PST by unionblue83
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To: unionblue83

I say Mary Mapes. She's still portraying herself as just a victim of circumstance and of right-wing demagogues (sp?), yet still cannot admit that her job performance was substandard and based on a hatred of Republicans in general and W in particular.


6 posted on 12/28/2005 5:14:13 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: unionblue83

I think the BBC has adopted the thinking of many modern historians and Hollywood that facts are not as important as conveying "higher truth".


7 posted on 12/28/2005 5:30:02 AM PST by bkepley
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To: unionblue83

All the Clinton shills still on TV.


8 posted on 12/28/2005 5:34:21 AM PST by bmwcyle (Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
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To: unionblue83

There are so many reports, reporters, news anchors, etc. that get it all wrong, that maybe there should be an award for some of them that actually get it right! Wouldn't have to make more than three or four awards either!! :0 )


9 posted on 12/28/2005 6:22:24 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: unionblue83
THE DISHONEST REPORTER AWARD

Lt. Dan wins hands down! ! ! !

10 posted on 12/28/2005 6:34:53 AM PST by DeaconRed (Can You Hear what I Hear? ? ? I used to work for NSA, Honest, I wouldn't LIE)
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To: theDentist
You should've read Mapes' blather in the December 18 NYT Book Review:
"The over-hyped typeface criticism ingeniously hijacked the story..." "Our work met every journalistic standard." "CBS panicked over the blog attack and strained to appease the right."
And the best line: "When has a journalist ever had to ink test a document before reporting otherwise validated information ?"
11 posted on 12/28/2005 6:51:18 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Mapes summed it all up with her line about, (may not be a correct quote) "I haven't seen anything to DIS-prove its true...."


12 posted on 12/28/2005 7:40:29 AM PST by unionblue83
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To: unionblue83

The "ink test" again...


13 posted on 12/28/2005 8:04:49 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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