Message I sent previously...
Come on HAMMER THE AP FOR THEIR FRAUD AND COVER UP!!!
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info@ap.org; adalton@knightridder.com; thays@ap.org; tcurley@ap.org
And I copied the following conservative media outlets
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Do Tom Hays and Jason Blair have something in common--, false reporting?
Unlike the New York Times however, the AP and Knight-Ridder have decided to try to bury the false reporting and cover it up. Why do the AP and Knight-Ridder, *supposedly* objective news reporting organizations, see fit to attack Republicans?
The AP and Knight-Ridder should seriously consider making a VERY POINTED EFFORT to openly correct this and help Mr. Hays understand that false reporting is NOT tolerated by the AP or by Knight-Ridder. Or is it?
Please see:
http://www.intellectualconservative.com/article3765.html (excerpt below)
Last commented, “So the AP: (1) Puts out a story with falsified reporting; (2) Pulls the story; (3) Removes the faulty reporting; (4) Makes no note of its mistake; and then (5) Pulls the byline of the reporter who made the error. If you were going to impute bad faith to the folks at AP -- and at this point that's not unreasonable to do -- you might suspect that they have pulled Tom Hays's byline to protect him.”
This story is beginning to get legs, to demonstrate the sheer bias and passionate contempt the "main stream media" has for Republicans and conservatives. Isn't it time you made a very public effort of ensuring that there is a serious effort at correcting this?
And shouldn't the AP also take a few of the Anti-Bush photos from its web site? Your passionate hatred of Bush and Republicans is only too obvious.
Bill Wood
Here is the response I received from Borenstein concerning the Knight-Ridder contribution in perpetuating this fraud:
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Thanks for e-mailing. On Saturday, a correction was sent out. Let me explain
what happened so you can understand this was not some case of media bias or
whatever. This was not a case of me being a liar, but a simple fallable
human who makes a mistake. Unfortunately in this politically charged
atmosphere, people would rather accuse someone of being a liar than
understanding that we are all humans, make mistakes and as the Bible says,
deserve forgiveness. As a science correspondent, I was writing, from
Washington, a story on the Clinton surgery and heart problem. I was sent an
insert about Kerry mentioning the Clinton surgery and I tried to balance it
with something taken from AP on Bush mentioning it. Since much of the e-mail
I am getting seems generated by some web site that vilifies reporters, I
recommend you read the entire story instead of someone's edited version of
it. When you do you will see this hardly a case of the media bashing Bush
supporters. It is a case of a rushed reporter stupidly _ and in error _
using an AP story in half a sentence and not crediting AP. The full story is
here: http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/nation/9577034.htm
I was in error not mentioning AP's contribution and in using what was later
retracted by AP. When Knight Ridder learned of AP's retraction, we sent out
a similar correction Saturday at 3: 16 pm. The correction is here:
^BC-MED-CLINTON-BYPASS-CORRECTIVE:WA _ national, world, xtop, itop (70@
words)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
(KRT)
Editors who used MED-CLINTON-BYPASS:WA (Borenstein), which moved Friday, are
asked to use the following:
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Knight Ridder Newspapers
(KRT)
A story about plans for former President Clinton to undergo heart surgery
incorrectly reported that some people at a campaign appearance booed when
President Bush wished Clinton well. There were no boos.
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(c) 2004, Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
AP-NY-09-04-04 1516EDT
I hope this helps. If it doesn't or you have any other questions, please
e-mail me.
Sincerely,
Seth Borenstein.
Seth Borenstein
National Correspondent
Knight Ridder Newspapers
700 12th St. NW, Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20005-3994
(note new mail address as of June 21, 2004)
202-383-6102
www.krwashington.com
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/columnists/seth_borenstein/
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS: Philadelphia Inquirer * Detroit Free Press * Miami
Herald * San Jose Mercury News * Kansas City Star * Fort Worth Star-Telegram
* The Charlotte Observer * St. Paul Pioneer Press * Contra Costa Newspapers
* Philadelphia Daily News * Akron Beacon Journal * Lexington Herald Leader *
The (Columbia) State * The Wichita Eagle * el Nuevo Herald
* The Macon Telegraph * Belleville News Democrat * Tallahassee Democrat *
The (Wilkes-Barre) Times Leader * Duluth News Tribune * Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer * The (Biloxi) Sun Herald * The (Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel *
The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News
* Bradenton Herald * Grand Forks Herald * The (San Luis Obispo) Tribune *
The (Monterey County) Herald * (State College) Centre Daily Times * Aberdeen
American News * The Olathe Daily News
I support you’re being fired for your intentional efforts to manipulate information to support your own personal political agenda, while hiding under the guise of objectivity. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Your organization should also be ashamed for their transparent intent to selectively edit and manipulate news on a regular basis to support the collective political agenda of the AP corporate management.
The old media is on the way out…AP included. You are merely accelerating your demise with such unethical actions.