Media on the defensive over Sarah Palin coverage

http://www.latimes.com ^ | September 5, 2008 | Matea Gold

[Toki]

NEW YORK -- News executives Thursday tried to shake off the excoriations of the media emanating from the Republican National Convention, defending their coverage of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin as responsible and evenhanded.

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"I really do take exception to it," NBC News President Steve Capus said. "These terms get thrown around in an awfully cavalier way, and they're incredibly damaging. We're in the business where words matter, and those are awfully, awfully strong accusations."

[Toki]

One word. HA (or Lol).

[AlphaOneAlpha]

Net:
He’s full of crap or he doesn’t watch his own news broadcasting

[myuhaul]

“and those are awfully, awfully strong accusations.”

Can’t take a dose of their pwn medicine?

[goldstategop]

They're liberal partisans in the tank for Obama and they're still peddling the absurd nonsense they're truthful and objective! No one's buying it!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[sauropod]

Steve Capus must be suffering from a crainial/rectal inversion.

His company’s PRODUCT is exhibit A.

[shiva]

words matter

Oh, really? Only when they're directed to you, right Me Capus ? Idiot!

[silverleaf]

“media bias” is such an incredibly vicious term. We are talking about real people with real lives and livelihoods here. We ask that the Republicans and Senator John McCain take action to cease and desist this hate speech against America's free press!

sarc

[Right Wing Assault]

You moron. Don’t you folks watch you own ‘reporters’ at the conventions cheering for obama and looking sad and depressed after Palin or McCain hit a homer? Or when those people diss Palin and McCain but never manage the same for obama? Or when they do a rectal exam on the Palin family but the obama family is off limits?

You CAN’T be that blind.

So, the conclusion is that you are doing it on purpose.

End of story.

[silverleaf]

“media bias” is such an incredibly vicious term. We are talking about real people with real lives and livelihoods here. We ask that the Republicans and Senator John McCain take action to cease and desist this hate speech against America's free press!

sarc

[No Truce With Kings]

“These terms get thrown around in an awfully cavalier way, and they’re incredibly damaging. We’re in the business where words matter, and those are awfully, awfully strong accusations.”

And these “awfully, awfully strong accusations” are so incredibly damaging because they are TRUE!

[Blueflag]

interesting story on that linked page

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-plane5-2008sep05,0,550922.story

AK did not sell the airplane on eBay. Indeed it was listed there, but sold via different channel.

Ya gotta get to nearly the last paragraph before the author admits it was fiscally prudent to sell the aircraft, despite its regular use.

[Texas Mulerider]

NBC News President Steve Capus... "We're in the business where words matter..."

Looks like Matthews, Olbermann and Mitchell didn't get the memo.

[Bigun]

Media on the defensive over Sarah Palin coverage

Good! Let's keep them that way!

[GloriaJane]

They attacked her with everything they had but it’s turning back at them. I heard this morning that over ten thousand subscribers canceled their subscriptions to US mag over their article and their front page full of lies about Gov. Sarah Palin.

Here is my answer to the media I posted yesterday on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reqTr90KEcU

[Dan Nunn]

"I really do take exception to it," NBC News President Steve Capus said. "These terms get thrown around in an awfully cavalier way, and they're incredibly damaging. We're in the business where words matter, and those are awfully, awfully strong accusations."

This coming from the guy whose coverage of politics is headed by the Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews duo.

[NonValueAdded]

He’s full of crap or he doesn’t watch his own news broadcasting

That's not mutually exclusive.

[T Lady]

WAAHHHAAAHHH!!!!!

The poor little defenseless babies...aw.

Talk about the Pot calling the Kettle black?! Where's that Meeker clip when you need it?

[silverleaf]

and furthermore, balloon assaults on our reporters will not go unanswered!

[abb]

ping

[bvw]

They DID sell the plane on eBay. Listing an item for sale is selling. They may not have closed the deal there, but they did sell on eBay.