http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/5305/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/msnbcs-ratigan-cites-left-wing-blog-bash-drudge-report <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kyle-drennen">Kyle Drennen</a> </div> </div> </div> <div style="float: right;"><img height="180" width="240" src="http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/uploads/2010-03-31-MSNBC-DR-Ratigan.jpg" /></div><p>Near the end of Wednesday's Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC, host Dylan Ratigan led his 'Busted' segment by <b>claiming that The Drudge Report did "not let facts get in the way of a good headline" </b>on Tuesday, by featuring one which read: "CIA: Iran Moving Closer to Nuclear Weapon." Ratigan remarked: "That'll get the ratings up."<br /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/bias-alerts/msnbcs-ratigan-cites-left-wing-blog-bash-drudge-report" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division BiasAlert DrudgeReport DylanRatigan GlennGreenwald Iran liberalmediabias MSNBC Salon.com Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:11:00 +0000 35901 at http://archive2.mrc.org http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-covers-edwards-hateful-bloggers-balances-story-lame-charges-against-mccain-blogger <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Times puts the controversy over Edwards&#039; campaign bloggers Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan on the front page, but leaves plenty of room to relay weak left-wing charges against McCain blog liaison Patrick Hynes. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' inflammatory new campaign bloggers Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan will be retained by the campaign after making public apologies for past postings that were controversial, to put it mildly. In a surprise, the Times played the story on Friday's front page, albeit under the mild headline "Edwards Learns Campaign Blogs Can Cut 2 Ways"). </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-covers-edwards-hateful-bloggers-balances-story-lame-charges-against-mccain-blogger" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch AmandaMarcotte Bloggers Campaign2008 GlennGreenwald JohnBroder JohnEdwards MelissaMcEwan NewYorkTimes NYTimes PatrickHynes TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:52:00 +0000 admin 5432 at http://archive2.mrc.org