Armstrong Williams sticks up for media ‘credibility’

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I usually don't care for conservative humor, but I have to admit, Armstrong Williams had me with this one:

On the February 22 edition of MSNBC Live, conservative radio host and columnist Armstrong Williams said of a February 21 New York Times article about Sen. John McCain's relationship with a telecommunications lobbyist, "I think what it does more than anything else, it causes those of us in the media to lose credibility. People begin to question what we print, whether there's any truth to it, whether we do our research."

Armstrong Williams. Media credibility.

This would be the same Williams who signed a contract with Bush's Education Department to tout the president's policies in the media without disclosure…

Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.

…all of which the Government Accountability Office concluded constituted illegal "covert propaganda."

But when the NYT runs an article, none of which has proven to be wrong, that's a problem for media "credibility."

Hilarious.

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/

[GaryC 7]

Another carpetbagger story?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Another carpetbagger story?

Gary, I think you confuse yellow journalism to mean biased. With any carpetbagger blog, you're going to get links to the original sources. The above article is short, to the point and full of fact... what part bothers you besides that it's from left leaning blogger?

Yellow journalism is a pejorative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. It has been loosely defined as "not quite libel".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism

[GaryC 7]

Another carpetbagger story?

Gary, I think you confuse yellow journalism to mean biased. With any carpetbagger blog, you're going to get links to the original sources. The above article is short, to the point and full of fact... what part bothers you besides that it's from left leaning blogger?

Yellow journalism is a pejorative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. It has been loosely defined as "not quite libel".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism

If you don't see what I am getting at then I can't explain it to you. Feel free to post whatever you like.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Another carpetbagger story?

Gary, I think you confuse yellow journalism to mean biased. With any carpetbagger blog, you're going to get links to the original sources. The above article is short, to the point and full of fact... what part bothers you besides that it's from left leaning blogger?

Yellow journalism is a pejorative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists. It has been loosely defined as "not quite libel".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism

If you don't see what I am getting at then I can't explain it to you. Feel free to post whatever you like.

Please explain. I've posted articles from The American Conservative, The Economist, Arizona Republic, Cato Institute. You shouldn't let your ideological leanings limit what you read or give credence to. If someone makes a point - they make a point and Steve Benen made one helluva a point with the above post. Do you think Armstrong Williams was thinking about the government propaganda that he endorsed which was conveyed as real news?

Edited February 24, 2008 by Mister Fancypants