Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Christianity Today Editor Suggests That Reuters Is Sloppy, Clueless on Religion Reporting

  Published: August 7, 2007, 2:54 pm

  Tags: Christianity, Religion, Ted Olsen, Online Media, Wire Services, Blogs, Christianity Today, Reuters, Magazines

  I've been on a roll lately with stories about the media not getting religion, so I might as well get another amen from the choir in the comments threads. Christianity Today's Ted Olsen explained yesterday at his magazine's "Liveblog" why he doesn't rely on Reuters for that ol' time religion (reporting): Today's nonsensical headline from

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• AP Brief Leaves Out Romney Questioner's Anti-war Activism

  Published: August 8, 2007, 5:27 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Mitt Romney, Wire Services, Associated Press, Blogs, Iowa, Politico Com, Usa Today

  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) recently told an Illinois woman that while his grown sons have never served in the military, they are displaying their patriotism by campaigning heavily for their father's nomination for the presidency. The Politico and USA Today have picked up on the item. USA Today's "On Politics" blog

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• On Ed Driscoll's Atlas Mugged,' and Breaking Old Media's Stranglehold

  Published: September 23, 2007, 12:39 pm

  Tags: Blogs, Business Coverage, Economy, Entertainment Media, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Iraq War, Media Bias Debate, Talk Radio, U S Military, G Gordon Liddy, Rush Limbaugh, Online Media, Wire Services, Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Radio, Abc, Associated Press, Cbs, Cnn, Cnn

  reporting from Iraq by the wire services has mellowed some during the past year. This has occurred in no small part because of the presence of onsite milbloggers and alternative reporters like Michael Yon, Pat Dollard, and others. In addition to creating their own original reports, they are also serving as monitors who will catch the most

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• Ford's Sept. Sales: Reuters Errs, While the Rarely Reported AFA Boycott Grows

  Published: October 2, 2007, 1:31 pm

  Tags: Business, Ford Motor Company, Don Wildmon, Wire Services, Reuters

  Here's what Reuters said about Ford's September US performance, compared to what Ford's PR release actually said: Oops. Much more important, the saddest story almost never told by Old Media continues to play out. The American Family Association began a boycott of Ford in March of 2006 over what it considers to be the company's overt

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• Stop the Presses: AP Reporter Changes Tune on Deficit Causes

  Published: October 13, 2007, 12:01 am

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Budget, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Economy, George W Bush, Wire Services, Associated Press

  Is Associated Press economics writer Martin Crutsinger quietly converting to supply-side economics? This is noteworthy, because Crutsinger has usually been the go-to reporter for uncalled-for gloom and doom about the economy for at least the past few years (a few examples are here, here, here, and here). Here are the specifics about Crutsinger's

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• Religion Reporter Hits Media Double Standard on Mocking Faith

  Published: October 17, 2007, 11:44 am

  Tags: Christianity, Double Standards, Judaism, Media Bias Debate, Moderate Islam, Religion, Frank Lockwood, Wire Services, Arkansas, Associated Press, Regional Media, Blogs, Journalistic Issues

  a story that moved on the AP wire today (along with a photo): "Chocolate Jesus is resurrected. 'My Sweet Lord,' an anatomically correct milk chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ that infuriated Catholics before its April unveiling was canceled, returns Oct. 27 to a Chelsea [New York City] art gallery, its creator said Tuesday." If the

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• Can't Make These Up: Old Media Searching Desperately for Bad News from Iraq

  Published: October 18, 2007, 8:37 am

  Tags: Foreign Policy, Iraq, Military, Wire Services, Associated Press, Mcclatchy Newspapers

  The search for bad news relating to Iraq must be getting awfully difficult. First example -- From the "Looking for, and Not Finding, a Dark Cloud on a Sunny Day" Department (HT Confederate Yankee, who says "you can almost feel their pain"): 'Fragging' Is Rare in Iraq, Afghanistan American troops killed their own commanders so

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• Cleveland Imam Ahmed Alzaree's Resignation: Headline Writer at AP Hits Rock Bottom, Keeps Digging

  Published: October 30, 2007, 2:22 pm

  Tags: Immigration, Islam, Judaism, Religion, Wire Services Media Companies, Associated Press, Ohio, Regional Media, Blogs

  Cleveland Plain Dealer religion reporter David Briggs used this blog post title yesterday when he did his initial report on Ahmed Alzaree's resignation: New Cleveland imam quits before he starts The title of the Plain Dealer Metro Section post by Briggs, which I believe was also used in the print edition: New Islamic Center imam Ahmed Alzaree

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• The Hillary Whitewash Continues

  Published: November 8, 2007, 10:39 am

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Censorship, Debates, Double Standards, Foreign Policy, Media Bias Debate, Political Scandals, Brent Bozell, Hillary Clinton, Broadcast Television, Wire Services Media Companies, Abc, Associated Press, Cbs, Cnn, Nbc, New York

  has again retained the services of another scofflaw, former National Security Adviser and one-man Boxer Rebellion Sandy Berger. Berger pled guilty to making away in 2003 with National Archive documents on several occasions, hiding them amongst other places in his pants. Berger is currently at least two years late on submitting to a lie

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• Anchoress's Anecdotes Demonstrate Ongoing Negative Impact of Old Media Coverage

  Published: November 16, 2007, 10:02 pm

  Tags: Business Coverage, Economy, Environment, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Health Care, Iraq, Personal Finance, Poverty, Schip, Wire Services Media Companies, Broadcast Television, Fox News Channel, Wall Street Journal, Major Newspapers

  The Anchoress, a three-time Weblog Awards finalist and 2007 Catholic Blog Awards Winner (congratulations!) in the Best Political/Social Commentary category (scroll down at link to see it), delivered a cold but necessary shower earlier this evening to those of us who are tempted to exaggerate or overstate the impact New Media is having on most

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• Don't You Hate it When SUVs Kill People? The AP Sure Does

  Published: November 19, 2007, 11:55 am

  Tags: Media Bias Debate, Wire Services Media Companies, Associated Press, Journalistic Issues

  Here is the kind of lapse in logic that drives me crazy (no pun intended). The AP today has a story headline that just makes me cringe: "SUV plunges into canal, killing 7 people inside." Now here is the problem, HOW did an SUV go about killing these poor people? Did it unpark itself, drive across town, slam open its doors and gobble up some folks

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• Maybe Shoppers Should Send a Thank-You Note to the Gloomy Business Press

  Published: November 27, 2007, 10:58 am

  Tags: Business Coverage, Economy, Personal Finance, Wire Services Media Companies, Associated Press

  Old Media reporters have worked themselves into such a lather trying to talk down the economy that you have to wonder if retailers got lulled into believing them. The Associated Press's report on Black Friday sales by reporter Anne D'Innocenzio went through the normal good news/"yeah, but" routine (bolds are mine throughout). First, the

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• Psychiatric Polling of the Press

  Published: November 29, 2007, 1:35 pm

  Tags: Anti Military Bias, Events, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Media Bias Debate, Military, Polling, War On Terrorism, Wire Services Media Companies, Reuters, Government Amp Amp Press, Journalistic Issues

  The surveyor will see you now Journalist and Pollster (Either Or)As an increasing number of Americans exhibit knowledge of and confidence in the success of the surge in Iraq, pollsters seeking a gloomier picture have turned to their single most reliable focus group for bad news. They have in fact skipped the middle men and women and

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• 'Dead' Iraqis Show at Press Conference Smiling, Waving

  Published: November 30, 2007, 10:07 am

  Tags: Iraq, Dia Al Kawwaz, Media Business, Media Scandals, Wire Services Media Companies, Agence France Presse, Fake News, Journalistic Issues

  How Embarrassing! Picture this... You report to the international news agencies that 11 of your family members in Iraq have been slaughtered! You hold several press conferences and gain great sympathy. (AFP) You become an overnight sensation with the antiwar media. You've never had so much sympathy and attention in all your life. You even get a

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• Hillary's '$50 Billion to Avoid Paying Claims' Is a Claim Debunked

  Published: December 1, 2007, 8:12 am

  Tags: Health Care, Medical Insurance, Hillary Clinton, Wire Services Media Companies, Associated Press, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Major Newspapers

  for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that administers the country's two largest insurance programs, announced a pilot program to investigate fraud in the medical device industry. Law enforcement officials, for example, visited 1,600 businesses in Miami that were billing Medicare for services. One-third of them didn't even

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