Posted on 09/06/2008 5:46:14 PM PDT by george76
Yesterday the McCain camp hit back hard on this front-page NYT story by Elisabeth Bumiller reporting that Sarah Palin had been a member of the Alaska Independence Party in the 1990s.
Today, the paper ( New York Times ) writes:
" The chairwoman of an Alaskan political party that advocates a vote on the state’s secession from the union said Tuesday that she had been mistaken when she said Gov. Sarah Palin was a member of the group.
A front-page story in The New York Times on Tuesday ...
The information in the Times article was based on a statement issued Monday night by Lynette Clark...
On Tuesday night, Ms. Clark said that her initial statement was incorrect and had been based on erroneous information provided by another member of the party whom she declined to identify. "
(Excerpt) Read more at time-blog.com ...
No doubt the retraction was in Section H-5, underneath the Real Estate Classified.
Bumiller asserted as fact what turns out to have been an “incorrect” statement by a single, unidentified source.
Given that the story appeared on the front-page of this country’s ‘paper of record,’ we might be forgiven for expecting a slightly more rigorous standard of reporting, yet Bumiller makes no apologies...
She is completely confident in the word of a single source who has since retracted her claims?
What kind of operation are the editors at the Times running?
http://www.johnmccain.com/mccainreport/Read.aspx?guid=faa9b0ce-06ad-4c26-bfbc-e7b083e2bc2d
Not a very good one!
“What kind of operation are the editors at the Times running?”
One that is going through a death rattle.
Think Jason Blair. Think Dan Rather
“No doubt the retraction was in Section H-5, underneath the Real Estate Classified.”
Count on it. I’m a news/political junkie, and I knew NOTHING about this retraction or about the McCain camp hitting back about it - seems I find out most of the important facts from this Board!! Thank you, Free Republic - but a real shame for the millions of voters who don’t hear the truth from any sources/media at all.
That’s SO unfair. Fox News Channel is running an hour bio on Sarah right now, but even THEY haven’t righted this wrong (to my knowledge).
"The report was incorrect, but the future allegations are true."
NYT writes the script for the rest of the Karaoke Media Machine (KMM). For them to admit an error is a big deal. We’ll see if the KMM picks up the retraction.
Newspapers should adopt the policy of issuing ALL retractions on the Front page, above the fold.
Newspapers should adopt the policy of issuing ALL retractions on the Front page, above the fold.
I still prefer the Mad Magazine version: “All the News that Fits, We Print”.
The jerks should be fined and forced to run the retraction on the front page for 3 consecutive days.
What ever happened to idea of checking your sources?
Fold you twits.
There be no such thing.
They will just print more rumors.
No wonder their circulation is tanking.
Single source unverified news.
What a RAG the NYT has become.
In NYC you can't give it away.
People use it for their bird cages and compost.
Concrete proof that Bumiller is incompetent. Any future words written by her are totally irrelevant.
The NYT has long past its time as the newspaper of reocrd.
Fake, but accurate.
They are running Obama campaign ads for free which is one reason the paper is going broke; they are hoping he wins so he can give them money from the US Treasury.
Bumiller was on a media panel on the Travis Smiley show last night.
All three MSM panelists defended the coverage and investigations into Palin.
One woman reporter named Hall said that the MSM is responsible for vetting the candidates so the public will have info to make a decision. (audience applause)
Interesting that they continue to follow this line that they are the ‘vetters of last resource’ when they decide that the Party hasnt done enough.
What vetting or follow up on Obama has been done by them?
You’d think somebody would speak up in the board meeting and say, “why don’t we try ethical reporting?”. You know, just to think outside the box.
Zero. That’s where I want to see their stock value. Same as their candidate.
LOL! Great cartoon.
I think the puny recent uptick is due to rumors that Murdoch will try to acquire this rag.
Note - the Times does not say they were wrong, but the person they quoted was wrong...
Thanks geo. By the end of the current election campaign, I don’t doubt there will be need to retract many more, such that the Times should just save ‘em up and have an “all-retractions” issue.
Bumiller is and has been a partisan media shill, and a reputable newspaper would have canned her long ago.
Following ‘Caribou Barbie’
National Review | September 05, 2008 | David Freddoso
Posted on 09/05/2008 11:09:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2075466/posts
[snip] The New York Times had to retract Elizabeth Bumiller’s story about the Alaska Independence Party (which is not a secessionist party), but Bumiller still stands by her story. [end]
Bumiller Stands By Her Story...After Paper Retracts
johnmccain | Michael Goldfarb
Posted on 09/03/2008 7:21:25 AM PDT by flyfree
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073719/posts
McCain campaign: Palin a Republican since 1982;
Update: Documentation
hotair
Posted on 09/02/2008 9:40:38 AM PDT by flyfree
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073070/posts
(Liberal Wolves Attack:)Disclosures on Palin raise questions on vetting process
www.iht.com | September 2, 2008 | Elisabeth Bumiller
Posted on 09/01/2008 8:35:14 PM PDT by Publius804
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072761/posts
Karl Rove Hates the New York Times
NewsMax | 2/17/05 | Carl Limbacher
Posted on 02/17/2005 5:50:15 PM PST by wagglebee
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1345647/posts
[snip] Among other things, the Gray Lady had run a shamefully slanted and misleading piece by White House reporter Elisabeth Bumiller, “A Democratic Rallying Cry: Vote Bush out of Rove’s Office,” in January 2004 that peddled the Democratic campaign criticism of Rove: “Elusive to reporters, infamous for browbeating Republican operatives (and members of Congress) who displease him, Mr. Rove is the man who told Republicans they should use the war on terrorism for partisan advantage.” [end]
Bush Says His Party Is Wrong to Oppose Gay Civil Unions
New York Times | October 26, 2004 | Elisabeth Bumiller
Posted on 10/26/2004 5:05:21 AM PDT by ruralgal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1257188/posts
“Double Standard: New York Times Tars Swift Boat Vets,
Plugs False ‘Bush AWOL’ Story.”
Media Research Center | 9-30-04 | Clay Waters
Posted on 09/30/2004 5:26:46 AM PDT by FlyLow
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1231312/posts
[snip] Sen. John Kerry emerged as the likely Democratic candidate for president after racking up primary wins February 3. The next day, in a foreshadowing of campaign controversies to come, New York Times reporters Elisabeth Bumiller and David Halbfinger compared Kerry and Bush on their Vietnam service. [end]
Play “Six Degrees Of Bacon” and Win $20,
Connect Kevin Bacon To John O’Neill (Embarass The WaPo/NYT)
NY Times | Elisabeth Bumiller and Kate Zernike | August 24, 2004
Posted on 08/24/2004 6:31:58 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1198679/posts
LOLOLOL!!!!!
bttt
There ought to be a law that any retraction must be posted in the exact same page where the false assertion was made, and must be run for a minimum of three days including the Sunday edition.
Or better yet, there ought to be a law that retractions/corrections for any story must be posted on the front page, top column left in font size 5 and run for a minimum of three days including the Sunday edition.
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