Media Matters - Dana Milbank

Media Matters - Dana Milbank http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/dana_milbank This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Dana Milbank en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's five new "top political reporters and commentators" include reported McCain adviser, former RNC official, CBN's Brody, and Wash. Post's Milbank http://mediamatters.org/items/200808150002 CNN announced in a press release: "Brody, Castellanos, Milbank, Rosen, Wall Span Spectrum of U.S. Politics for CNN Analysis, Commentary ... CNN has added five more top political reporters and commentators to its deep bench of political contributors and analysts." CNN's new "top political reporters and commentators" that "[s]pan" the "[s]pectrum" include reported McCain adviser Alex Castellanos, former RNC official Tara Walls, Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody -- who once described a male blogger as Fred Thompson's "angry girlfriend" -- and Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808150002 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:57:56 EST Wash. Post ombudsman admonishes Milbank for using anonymous source, imputing meaning to secondhand quote http://mediamatters.org/items/200808100002 Responding to reader complaints about The Washington Post's Dana Milbank's use of an "anonymous secondhand quotation from Sen. Barack Obama," Post ombudsman Deborah Howell chastised Milbank for citing the source anonymously and for imputing a particular interpretation to a quote he did not witness. Howell found that "[n]either [Jonathan] Weisman nor Milbank called the source" to confirm their interpretation of the quote. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808100002 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:52:40 EST Weisman contradicts Milbank's claim that both reporters believe disputed version of Obama's "symbol" quote "was correct as written" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808080010 Discussing a disputed version of a comment Sen. Barack Obama reportedly made during a closed-door meeting with House Democrats, The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman contradicted colleague Dana Milbank's assertion that both Weisman and Milbank "believe the quote was correct as written, and that this supposed 'context' is a recreation, after-the-fact, by Democratic aides who were worried about how the quote looked." Weisman called his own position "a little more squishy" than Milbank's. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808080010 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:42:51 EST Rather than acknowledge flaws in Obama column, Wash. Post's Milbank mocked critics in online chat as "whiners" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010004 In an online discussion, Dana Milbank dismissed participants' criticisms of his July 30 column -- a "sketch" of Sen. Barack Obama's "premature presidency" -- as "whines." Milbank began the discussion by acknowledging that "some of you have some thoughts you'd like to share about yesterday's Sketch on the premature presidency of Barack Obama," and before taking questions, wrote: "I've decided to approach today's chat as a wine writer would. ... Today, I am inaugurating the Whine Enthusiast, in which I will rate your whines." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010004 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:14:05 EST Milbank accuses Obama of "hubris" while cropping quotes, making false insinuations, and neglecting basic reporting http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300009 In his Washington Post column, Dana Milbank claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "has long been his party's presumptive nominee. Now he's becoming its presumptuous nominee." As purported evidence, Milbank misrepresented quotes, neglected to do basic reporting, and advanced the baseless suggestion that actions Obama has reportedly taken are unprecedented for a presidential candidate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300009 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:29:39 EST Washington Post's Milbank on Hillary Clinton: "The press will savage her no matter what" http://mediamatters.org/items/200712310001 On CNN's Reliable Sources, The Washington Post's Dana Milbank said of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that "[t]he press will savage her no matter what." Indeed, Milbank himself has smeared Clinton or propagated misinformation about her. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712310001 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:19:55 EST Ignoring key bill, Wash. Post's Milbank attempted to refute Obama's statement that he "expanded health care in Illinois" http://mediamatters.org/items/200712170003 The Washington Post's Dana Milbank wrote that Sen. Barack Obama's "signature legislation as a state senator, the Health Care Justice Act, merely set up a panel to craft a plan," not, as Obama claimed, "expanded health care in Illinois by bringing Democrats and Republicans together, by taking on the insurance industry." In fact, Obama sponsored a bill that expanded health insurance programs for low-income families in Illinois. Following that bill's passage, more than 150,000 additional people reportedly received health insurance through the programs. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712170003 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:17:55 EST Wash. Post's Milbank compares Edwards' haircuts to undocumented workers at Romney's home while "he's complaining about illegal immigrants" http://mediamatters.org/items/200712130001 On Countdown, Keith Olbermann asked Dana Milbank about the repeated references in The Washington Post to the cost of John Edwards' haircuts, including in his own column. Milbank replied that he is "guilty of the haircut slander" and added: "[T]he $400 dollar haircut speaks of that the same way Romney having the illegal immigrants twice return to work in his home even ... as he's complaining about illegal immigrants." While Milbank identified an inconsistency between Romney's actions and his stated views, he offered no justification for suggesting a similar inconsistency in Edwards' efforts to fight poverty while paying for expensive haircuts. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712130001 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:46:26 EST Post's Milbank failed to note Shays' misrepresentation of Clyburn comments http://mediamatters.org/items/200710260009 In his column, The Washington Post's Dana Milbank, referencing comments Democratic House Majority Whip James Clyburn made to the Post on July 30, wrote: "[Rep. Christopher] Shays condemned a House Democratic leader for saying that 'if the Iraqi war went well it would be bad for Democrats.' " But Milbank did not provide Clyburn's actual statement, nor did he note that Shays misrepresented Clyburn's remarks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710260009 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:46:35 EST Cleavage within Wash. Post over Givhan's Clinton neckline coverage http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270001 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:17:58 EST Dowd one of many to run with portrayal of Clinton as violent http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210011 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:29:07 EST The media's assault on reason http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706120005 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:19:35 EST Wash. Post article on McCain speech falsely suggested he received "three standing ovations" for Iraq war stance http://mediamatters.org/items/200703160004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703160004 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:47:40 EST Wash. Post published column mocking Clinton as "Candidate Cliche," left out substance of proposals http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090009 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:10:02 EST Myths and falsehoods about Hillary Rodham Clinton http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130005 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:12:33 EST