Media Matters - McClatchy Newspapers

Media Matters - McClatchy Newspapers http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/mcclatchy_newspapers This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: McClatchy Newspapers en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America Contradicting own reporting, McClatchy repeated McCain's claim that Obama would raise taxes on business Joe the Plumber wants to buy http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290016 An October 28 McClatchy Newspapers article reported that Sen. John McCain "hammered" Sen. Barack Obama "as someone who'd ... rais[e] taxes on small businesses, much like the plumbing business in Ohio that 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher said he wanted to buy someday." In fact, McClatchy itself noted in an October 18 article that Wurzelbacher would not likely see a tax increase under Obama's plan if he bought the plumbing business. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290016 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:32:16 EST McClatchy uncritically reported McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" on Americans like "Joe the Plumber" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220004 McClatchy Newspapers reported that Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin are claiming that Sen. Barack Obama "would raise taxes on ordinary folks such as Joe the Plumber." The article did not note that Obama has proposed cutting taxes for low- and middle-income taxpayers and that "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher himself has said that he would not see a tax increase under Obama's plan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220004 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:12:44 EST McClatchy's Thomma misrepresented Obama's tax plan http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110006 On MSNBC Live, McClatchy's Steven Thomma asserted that Sen. John McCain will likely attack Sen. Barack Obama "as a tax-raiser, someone who'll take money out of your pocket at the very moment you don't want it to happen." Neither Thomma nor Politico's David Mark, who agreed with Thomma's assessment, noted that claims that Obama will raise taxes and "take money out of your pocket" misrepresent Obama's tax plan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110006 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:40:39 EST NY Times, AP repeat McCain falsehood that Obama said Ayers was "just" a guy in his neighborhood http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100010 The New York Times and the AP uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama said that William Ayers was "just" a guy in his neighborhood. In fact, when questioned about Ayers in an April Democratic primary debate, Obama did not use the word "just" when describing Ayers as "a guy who lives in my neighborhood." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100010 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:46:18 EST McClatchy uncritically reported McCain statement blaming Obama over bailout without noting contradiction http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300017 A McClatchy article stated that Sen. John McCain "appeared before the press in Iowa ... and said: 'Our leaders are expected to leave partisanship at the door and come to the table to solve our problems. Senator Obama and his allies in Congress infused unnecessary partisanship in the process.' " But the article did not note that in the next sentence of the same speech, McCain contradicted himself on whether it was appropriate to affix blame, saying: "Now is not the time to fix the blame. It's time to fix the problem." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300017 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:59:07 EST Media continue to falsely suggest Palin supports benefits for same-sex couples http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170004 In recent reports, McClatchy News Service and the Las Vegas Sun falsely suggested that Gov. Sarah Palin supports benefits for same-sex partners of state employees. In fact, while Palin did veto a bill that would have prevented state officials from granting spousal benefits to same-sex couples, she stated that she did so because the Alaska attorney general had advised her that the bill was unconstitutional, not because she supported spousal benefits for same-sex couples. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170004 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:52:41 EST Print media report that Lieberman attacked Obama at RNC without noting he had pledged not to http://mediamatters.org/items/200809030007 Print media outlets reported Sen. Joe Lieberman's attack on Sen. Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention, including Lieberman's deceptive claim that Obama "vot[ed] to cut off funding for our troops on the ground," but did not report that the attack violated a pledge Lieberman had made not to "spend [his] time attacking Barack Obama" at the convention. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809030007 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:27:01 EST Media continue to repeat plagiarism accusation without noting that Biden had previously credited Kinnock http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Media outlets continue to report that Sen. Joe Biden was accused in 1987 of plagiarizing then-British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock without noting that while Biden did paraphrase from a Kinnock speech without attribution on at least two occasions in August 1987, he had reportedly credited Kinnock when previously using the same language. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:31:26 EST Media don't challenge false claim that Obama vacationed on a "private beach in Hawaii" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Several media outlets have uncritically reported the false charge by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii." In fact, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Resources, all beaches in Hawaii are public. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220016 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:28 EST McClatchy uncritically repeats McCain falsehood that Obama "tried to prevent funding for the troops" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200001 McClatchy Newspapers uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's charge that Sen. Barack Obama "tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge." In fact, Obama, who has repeatedly voted to provide funds for fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he voted against a troop funding bill in May 2007 because it did not include a timeline for withdrawal. Further, McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200001 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:43:10 EST McClatchy reported "McCain listens" to "both sides" of supply-side debate -- but he's also spouted "both sides" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804020005 McClatchy Newspapers reported that "[a]ll Republican economists champion low taxes. They disagree, however, on whether reducing taxes produces enough economic stimulus to pay for itself -- a doctrine called 'supply-side economics' -- or creates worrisome federal budget deficits. [Sen. John] McCain listens to tax-cutters on both sides." In fact, McCain has at least twice asserted as fact that tax cuts increase government revenues or that "most economists" believe that they do, only to subsequently have his campaign release statements backing off those claims. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804020005 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:01:46 EST Media failed to resolve question of which members of Congress Freedom's Watch ads are targeting http://mediamatters.org/items/200708240012 In reports on a recent advertisement buy by Freedom's Watch in support of the Iraq war, media reports have failed to resolve the question of which members of Congress the ad buys are targeting, despite the apparent newsworthiness of the issue. For instance, The Washington Post suggested that the ad campaign is an attack on Democrats, a suggestion repeated by Time's Karen Tumulty; other reports have not even mentioned the issue; while still others have asserted that the ads target both Democrats and Republicans. However, according to analyses by war opponents, the buys target mainly Republicans, a charge Freedom's Watch called "propaganda by our enemies." http://mediamatters.org/items/200708240012 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:51:36 EST CNN's Crowley called Thompson speech -- in which he decried illegal immigrants originally from Cuba -- "Reaganesque" http://mediamatters.org/items/200706290004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706290004 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:35:03 EST McClatchy article recycled weekly's claims against Feinstein without noting inaccuracy in report http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170008 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:29:56 EST Print outlets reported Bush claim that decrease in border arrests is a sign of progress, but not that he said opposite in late 2005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704110003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704110003 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:01:18 EST