tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post4385075798589954914..comments2024-03-29T06:09:09.845-04:00Comments on the daily howler: The Washington Post needs a second fact-checker!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53275993037980878642013-07-11T16:44:22.225-04:002013-07-11T16:44:22.225-04:00Bob,
This is an interesting list. I don't rea...Bob,<br /><br />This is an interesting list. I don't really keep track of it, but perhaps I should. We have certainly had a run of columns about Democrats, but I just counted and from the first of the year to now, the tally is 13 for Democrats, 13 for Republicans. (I don't count Lois Lerner as either--she is a nonpartisan public official.) There was a two month period in March-April in which every column published was about Republicans.<br /><br />I always maintain it evens out in the end, and so that's where we are now. Probably time for a few GOP columns to pop up in the print edition! <br /><br />As for why these particular ones are chosen, it is based generally on what might have the broadest interest for newspaper readers. The choice last week came down to one on Sarah Palin talking about immigration or aid to Egypt. The Palin column got a tremendous amount of traffic on the web, but it was decided that aid to Egypt was more "in the news." Glenn Kesslerhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/factcheckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64442730545024473612013-07-09T22:46:12.371-04:002013-07-09T22:46:12.371-04:00Of course, since TDH knows that he is citing a che...Of course, since TDH knows that he is citing a cherry-picked list when he only refers to the hard-copy post, we surely would not recommend him to be the second fact-checker. Trollmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72560023881121485122013-07-09T14:33:14.404-04:002013-07-09T14:33:14.404-04:00the Dems are only as powerful as the Repubs allow ...the Dems are only as powerful as the Repubs allow them to be thanks to "checks and balances" like the filibuster, the holding up of nominations, etc. and to say that the Dems control the public debate is a joke -- especially coming from someone who reads Somerby and should know better. the media controls the public debate, and they slant things against Dems as much if not more than they do against Repubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-29935078114530126932013-07-09T13:49:34.096-04:002013-07-09T13:49:34.096-04:00Perhaps Kessler's focus on the Dems is because...Perhaps Kessler's focus on the Dems is because they're in power and control the public debate. It would be interesting to compare with Kessler's choice of statements checked when the Reps were in power.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-58484485348888739782013-07-09T13:06:25.276-04:002013-07-09T13:06:25.276-04:00It's amusing to read the IRS and Benghazi arti...It's amusing to read the IRS and Benghazi articles now that we have much more information. It's a good reminder not to read Kessler at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64135839821043852692013-07-09T12:11:11.902-04:002013-07-09T12:11:11.902-04:00Does anyone really think the problem with today...Does anyone really think the problem with today's journalism is understaffing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com