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Poynter forced to scrap 'unreliable news' list targeting conservative outlets after outcry
Faux News ^ | May 3, 2019 | Liam Quinn

Posted on 05/03/2019 6:42:21 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

A journalism watchdog has been forced to scrap a list of “unreliable” news sources because, as it turns out, the list wasn’t reliable.

The Poynter Institute, a journalism nonprofit organization, initially released a list of more than 500 “unreliable” news outlets purportedly “built from pre-existing databases compiled by journalists, fact-checkers and researchers around the country.”

But a number of prominent conservative-leaning outlets were included in the “unreliable” category, including The Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Caller and other publications that employ scores of journalists covering Congress, elections, the White House and more. The index was created with the help of an employee for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corruption; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; fakenews; media; mediabias; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; poynter; presstitutes; smearmachine; splc; trump; unfreedomofthepress

Goebbels is very sad this morning.

1 posted on 05/03/2019 6:42:21 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

[[a journalism nonprofit organization]]

Read that liberal


2 posted on 05/03/2019 6:44:03 AM PDT by headstamp 2
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To: Navy Patriot

The index was created with the help of an employee for the [CORRUPT!!] Southern Poverty Law Center.


NOT surprised!


3 posted on 05/03/2019 6:45:38 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Navy Patriot

NEWS FLASH!!!

“Democrats Cheat!”

...again.


4 posted on 05/03/2019 6:48:21 AM PDT by moovova
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"....The index was created with the help of an employee for the Southern Poverty Law Center."

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I found the problem......


5 posted on 05/03/2019 6:57:09 AM PDT by Sa-teef
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To: headstamp 2

And, (wait for it) ..... The Southern Poverty Law center!


6 posted on 05/03/2019 7:00:43 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Bump #1


7 posted on 05/03/2019 7:05:14 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Goebbels is expanding his scope beyond Global Warming this morning? Why is he branching out? Shouldn’t he be focusing on the World’s Greatest Hoax?


8 posted on 05/03/2019 7:21:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Navy Patriot
That Scam Institute is a tax dodge for the Owners of the St Pete Slimes which renamed to Tampa Slimes because its trying to fool folks since its been a Radical Left Rag for Decades .

The IRS needs to raid this phony tax shelter for these Learjet leftists .

This radical rag own staff was caught on a FBI tape conspiring to spread his lies and spin with a Hamas
fundraiser hiding out at USF in Tampa .

These people are dangerous and hate America .

9 posted on 05/03/2019 7:21:46 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: Navy Patriot
The index was created with the help of an employee for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Whoever The Poynter Institute used to hire that help, to compile the list, needs to be asked why he/she would knowingly consider hiring an employee of The Southern Poverty Law Center....puts the PI in question.

10 posted on 05/03/2019 7:37:58 AM PDT by yoe
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To: Navy Patriot
After reading the story, here is a more accurate headline

Poynter forced to scrap 'unreliable news' list targeting conservative outlets after weaknesses in methodology are revealed

11 posted on 05/03/2019 7:51:57 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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And then promises to bring it back later...

"Therefore, we are removing this unreliable sites list until we are able to provide our audience a more consistent and rigorous set of criteria."

12 posted on 05/03/2019 10:00:57 AM PDT by conservative98
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“Whoever The Poynter Institute used to hire that help”

I forget which way it is/was..The old St.Pete Times owns a 501 c3 called Poynter,,,or a 501 c3 charitable foundation owned the newspaper..Whatever, both were / are stinking Lib ANUSs


13 posted on 05/04/2019 6:49:07 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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