Media errors in Boston irresponsible

You’d think with a story as important as the Boston bombing, the media would be more careful about what they report. CNN must have been talking for two hours about a suspect having been identified from surveillance video and arrested. And then suddenly there they were retracting those reports. Official sources said there had been no arrest. So what sources was CNN using when they reported the arrest? I switched over to MSNBC and they were also walking back the arrest report. This is what happens when media are more concerned about being first than about being accurate. Even with a story that could be a matter of national security. Reprehensible. … Comments »

Maddow does the math

Thanks to IzaakMak at I Want Ice Water for bringing this video to my attention. The following is Rachel Maddow’s commentary last night about political spending in this year’s presidential campaign. Arguably one of the smartest analysts on television today, Maddow explains where the money is coming from. If you care at all about Joe … Continue reading Maddow does the math