Media Matters - ABC World News Tonight

Media Matters - ABC World News Tonight http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/abc_world_news_tonight This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: ABC World News Tonight en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Citigroup bailout blackout: Network news programs featured no one asserting deal is bad for taxpayers http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 On all three network evening news programs, reports on the bailout of Citigroup included interviews with supporters of the deal, but only the CBS Evening News included any criticism of the bailout -- and that criticism came from a source who argued that the bailout was not large enough. None of the reports featured criticism of the bailout on the grounds that it is a poor deal for taxpayers, even though several economists have made that argument. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:06:28 EST ABC's Tapper quoted Boehner's criticism of Emanuel, ignored Graham's praise http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060013 On World News, Jake Tapper quoted House Minority Leader John Boehner's statement that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who has agreed to be President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, "is an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center." However, Tapper did not note that Sen. Lindsey Graham praised Emanuel as "a wise choice," saying Emanuel "understands the need to work together." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060013 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:11:31 EST ABC's Wright uncritically reported McCain's mischaracterization of Obama's tax plan http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230004 ABC's David Wright reported without challenging Sen. John McCain's claim to voters in New Hampshire that Sen. Barack Obama "wants to confiscate their hard-earned money." Wright did not note that Obama has proposed cutting taxes for low- and middle-income taxpayers, while raising taxes only on individuals earning more than $200,000 per year and families earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230004 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EST ABC's Wright did not note falsehoods in the attacks on Obama that he reported McCain will make http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150015 During a preview of the third presidential debate on ABC's World News, David Wright said that Sen. John McCain "plans to present [Sen. Barack] Obama as someone who will raise your taxes" and will "question Obama's judgment and character following from [Gov.] Sarah Palin's charge that Obama has been palling around with terrorists, like former '60s radical William Ayers" without noting the misrepresentations in those attacks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150015 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:50:30 EST ABC World News reported on ACORN but ignored voter suppression, including indictment of GOP official in NH case http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150014 On World News, Jake Tapper reported on "accusations of voter fraud" against ACORN workers, noting that "ACORN officials said the primary problem isn't a few phony names on voter registrations, but real voters being prevented from casting their ballots." But World News did not report on the indictment of former RNC official James Tobin and in the past two weeks has not aired any reports on the issue of voter suppression. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150014 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:43:42 EST ABC's Snow quoted Palin attacking Obama over troop-funding vote but left out key facts about McCain's voting record http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 ABC News correspondent Kate Snow uncritically quoted Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama voted for "[c]utting off funding for our troops while in a war zone." However, Snow did not report that Sen. John McCain voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Obama noted during the September 26 presidential debate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:00:41 EST ABC's Stark uncritically aired Paulson's claim to "welcome" oversight, but his bill would make his decisions "non-reviewable" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240008 During her ABC World News report on the Bush administration's $700 billion Wall Street proposal, Betsy Stark uncritically aired Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's claim that he "welcome[s]" oversight of the administration's plan, but did not note that a section of the bill states: "Decisions by the Secretary [of the Treasury] pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240008 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:30:14 EST ABC reported McCain's comment that "economy is broken," but not previous day's comment that "fundamentals of our economy are strong" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170021 ABC's David Wright aired a quote of Sen. John McCain saying during a September 16 speech that "[o]ur economy is broken." But Wright did not note that the previous day -- and many times before that -- McCain made a remark that was flatly inconsistent with that comment, saying that "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170021 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:36:57 EST ABC cropped Obama, falsely suggesting he "admit[ted] that he was wrong to oppose the surge" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809060004 After airing a video clip of Sen. Barack Obama saying of the "the surge of U.S. troops in Iraq," "I've already said, it's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams," ABC's David Wright stated, "The McCain campaign has been pushing Obama for weeks to admit that he was wrong to oppose the surge, a policy McCain championed early on," falsely suggesting that Obama said during his interview that he was wrong to oppose the surge. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809060004 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 15:21:34 EST ABC's Gibson did not challenge earmark claim, much less inform viewers that McCain promoted a falsehood http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040021 In a September 3 interview, Charles Gibson did not challenge the claim by Sen. John McCain that after Sarah Palin obtained millions of dollars in earmarks as mayor of her home town, she "learned that earmarks are bad" when she became governor and said, "No more for my state." At no point did Gibson point out that as governor, Palin, by her own account, requested hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks for Alaska just this year. ABC News did not air that part of the interview on the September 3 broadcast of World News, much less note that McCain was promoting a false claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040021 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:33:43 EST ABC's Tapper uncritically reported McCain's claim that Obama is "anti-troops" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190003 ABC's Jake Tapper reported that Sen. John McCain "has attacked Obama for being ... anti-troops." On-screen, a clip from a McCain campaign ad displayed the text "Against Troop Funding," with several references to congressional votes. But Tapper did not note that McCain has also voted against legislation funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and that Sen. Barack Obama has voted numerous times to fund the wars. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190003 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:58:26 EST ABC baselessly suggested both campaigns are equally guilty of "negative attacks" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310014 On World News, Charles Gibson and David Wright suggested that Sen. Barack Obama's and Sen. John McCain's presidential campaigns were equally guilty of "negative attacks." However, Wright provided no evidence that Obama had engaged in negative attacks, stating only that Obama is "constantly comparing McCain to President Bush." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310014 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:57:18 EST CBS, NBC evening news broadcasts ignored IG report finding illegal actions in Justice Department hiring practices; ABC devoted less than 30 seconds http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300001 Evening news broadcasts on CBS and NBC failed to cover a new report finding that the actions of top aides in the Justice Department who used political considerations in hiring "violated federal law and Department policy, and also constituted misconduct." ABC's World News, meanwhile, devoted less than 30 seconds to the report. Despite the potential implications for U.S. counterterrorism efforts, all three networks ignored the finding that "an experienced career terrorism prosecutor" was denied a counterterrorism assignment while "a much more junior attorney who lacked any experience in counterterrorism issues and who officials believed was not qualified for the position" was hired instead. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300001 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:08:02 EST Stephanopoulos falsely suggested Obama "now" aligned with McCain on more troops in Afghanistan -- but Obama has called for more troops for years http://mediamatters.org/items/200807220005 ABC News' George Stephanopoulos falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama shifted positions on increasing U.S. troops in Afghanistan and is "now" aligned with the position of Sen. John McCain. In fact, Obama has been calling for increasing U.S. troops in Afghanistan since at least 2006. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807220005 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:20:06 EST ABC and NBC missed mark while reporting on Obama's, McCain's Afghanistan proposals http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 ABC's World News and NBC's Nightly News both reported that Sen. John McCain vowed to send more troops to Afghanistan. But neither program noted that McCain also reportedly suggested that, in the words of The Washington Post, "he might call on NATO to supply part of the additional troops he hopes to send to the region." ABC's Charlie Gibson did not report that Obama, too, called for increasing troops in Afghanistan in his July 15 speech. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:01:54 EST