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Steve Benen catches CNN doing what it does best, getting a story wrong:

[T]here was CNN this morning, blaming Democrats for this fiasco.

CNN’s John Roberts reported: “Some of the accusations [against the Frosts] may be exaggerated or false. But did the Democrats make a tactical error in holding up Graeme as their poster child?” . . .

This was CNN’s first and only coverage of the right-wing smear — and it was breathtakingly stupid.

. . . [W]e know, and CNN should know, that the attacks on the Frost family are false. CNN reported that the accusations “may be exaggerated.” One wonders what more proof the network needs.

The Media really is terrible.

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    journalism for profit first... (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Dadler on Thu Oct 11, 2007 at 11:43:21 AM EST
    ...is what's really terrible.  fox made more money tilting far to the right, the rest of the MSM, chasing dollars, followed.  and now we have what we have.  a decision made to ape the competetition for bucks, often harmless and even healthy in other industries, is a hugely destructive thing in this case -- since what has been aped is both intellectually empty and contrary to the skeptical self-critical needs and requirements of a free press.

    A better label (none / 0) (#2)
    by Lora on Fri Oct 12, 2007 at 08:29:07 AM EST
    (Did I forget to post, or was my post deleted?  I'll try again, more carefully)

    In my opinion, the Mainstream Media should be labeled the Mouthpiece Media.  When it comes to politics, the "breathtakingly stupid" moves of the media generally lean rather dramatically to the right.

    nm - senior moment (none / 0) (#3)
    by Lora on Fri Oct 12, 2007 at 09:42:21 AM EST