Numerous media outlets reported McCain's attack on Obama over public financing without noting McCain's loan

Numerous media outlets have reported all or part of Sen. John McCain's statement rebuking Sen. Barack Obama for his decision to forgo public financing in the general election without mentioning that during the primary, McCain signed a loan that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan. Full Story »

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Vincent Caminiti
4.6
by Vincent Caminiti - Oct. 1, 2008

This is excellent research, facts, quotes and context. It is a compendium of reports supporting its assertion that most corporate media does not perform very well. Clearly most of the reporting on this matter has not included any context in which one can ascertain the rationale, but rather, has opted to foster the argument that Obama broke his pledge, which is patently untrue - the pledge had a caveat, a king-sized caveat. The McCain campaign's shady gaming of the public funds pool is a legitimate assessment of integrity. The Media Matters brand may have controversial roots, but this overall comparison of how certain news agencies have treated the story and cherry picked actual facts in order to create appetizing sound bites is valuable. Pound for pound, what it provides is a smörgåsbord for a journalist to actually write a story. No credit for style - 5 stars for facts.

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