That AP Katrina Video and More
I'm late getting to this, but that's because I'm a busy, busy man. At least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
First, they act like it was some massive revalation, but the conference was open to the press at the time it occurred.
Second, the transcript was made available to the public last fall.
Third, the AP reports say that they discussed levee breaching before the storm hit. This is not true. They discussed overrunning of levees, not breaching (which the Army Corps of Engineers considers the development of a hole in -- and not the overrunning of -- the levees). Considering how much time was devoted to coverage of overrunning/breaching levees back in August and September, you'd think the media would have been able to figure this out. Instead, the media's incompetence is on display yet again.
Fourth, they waited until Friday night to release a "clarification" of the matter. They let the matter sit for two days when people were pointing out the flaws in the reporting almost as soon as it broke. Not only that, but waiting until Friday night to release the "clarification" pretty much guarantees that it will receive minimum news coverage.
Incompetence? Bias? You decide, but neither reflect well.
In an episode that was bias, it was reported that after Indian tribes had hired Jack Abramoff, donations to Democrats decreased by nine percent, while donations to Republicans had gone up. However, this analysis is seriously flawed in that it considered donations on a total basis, rather than a yearly basis. As the tribes averaged fewer years in which Jack Abramoff worked for them than years in which he did not, it's not surprising that this result was reached. When looked at on an annual basis, donations to Democrats increased about 115%. More info can be found here.
Also, the media has not given much coverage to the whole Ginsburg falling asleep on the job deal. This page includes an amusing sketch of the event.
In the non-real news front, I like this from The Onion.
First, they act like it was some massive revalation, but the conference was open to the press at the time it occurred.
Second, the transcript was made available to the public last fall.
Third, the AP reports say that they discussed levee breaching before the storm hit. This is not true. They discussed overrunning of levees, not breaching (which the Army Corps of Engineers considers the development of a hole in -- and not the overrunning of -- the levees). Considering how much time was devoted to coverage of overrunning/breaching levees back in August and September, you'd think the media would have been able to figure this out. Instead, the media's incompetence is on display yet again.
Fourth, they waited until Friday night to release a "clarification" of the matter. They let the matter sit for two days when people were pointing out the flaws in the reporting almost as soon as it broke. Not only that, but waiting until Friday night to release the "clarification" pretty much guarantees that it will receive minimum news coverage.
Incompetence? Bias? You decide, but neither reflect well.
In an episode that was bias, it was reported that after Indian tribes had hired Jack Abramoff, donations to Democrats decreased by nine percent, while donations to Republicans had gone up. However, this analysis is seriously flawed in that it considered donations on a total basis, rather than a yearly basis. As the tribes averaged fewer years in which Jack Abramoff worked for them than years in which he did not, it's not surprising that this result was reached. When looked at on an annual basis, donations to Democrats increased about 115%. More info can be found here.
Also, the media has not given much coverage to the whole Ginsburg falling asleep on the job deal. This page includes an amusing sketch of the event.
In the non-real news front, I like this from The Onion.
posted by DC | 12:18 AM
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