March 24, 2006

Counterspin – March 24, 2006

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George Bush received high marks from many media

commentators for his March 21st news conference performance. But journalists

largely failed to scrutinize the accuracy of several of his statements.

Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies will join us to have a look at the substance of the president’s remarks.

Also on the show: The story about media all being dyed-in-the-wool liberals

is full of holes, of course; but big outlets like the New York Times have

traditionally taken the ‘liberal’ line, which is also the majority popular

line, in favor of the right to abortion. Editorially, they still do. So what explains the paper’s op-ed page? We’ll hear that surprising story from

Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor at The American Prospect.

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March 24, 2006

Counterspin – March 24, 2006

Listen Later

4 minutes

George Bush received high marks from many media

commentators for his March 21st news conference performance. But journalists

largely failed to scrutinize the accuracy of several of his statements.

Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies will join us to have a look at the substance of the president’s remarks.

Also on the show: The story about media all being dyed-in-the-wool liberals

is full of holes, of course; but big outlets like the New York Times have

traditionally taken the ‘liberal’ line, which is also the majority popular

line, in favor of the right to abortion. Editorially, they still do. So what explains the paper’s op-ed page? We’ll hear that surprising story from

Garance Franke-Ruta, senior editor at The American Prospect.

The post Counterspin – March 24, 2006 appeared first on KPFA.

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