Lil Debbie Says Washington Post Should Criticize Obama More to Please Conservatives

Firedoglake | Nov. 1, 2008 (Opinion)

The Washington Post's Deborah Howell has a long history of sending readers to the dictionary to determine whether the term "ombudsman" entails systematically perverting journalistic standards. But her column today (h/t Julia) proves again the problem is not the term but the fact Ms. Howells has no idea what it means. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, John McCain, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 1, 2008 - 10:30 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Roland F. Hirsch (review), Glenn LaBauve (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Nov 1, 2008 - 10:30 AM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 1, 2008
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Nov. 12, 2008

This opinion piece has no journalistic value. The author obviously does not read the Washington Post or he would know that in fact it has strongly slanted its news coverage for Obama and against McCain and Palin, just as the ombudsman notes. In fact the Post has hardly mentioned Wright or Ayers or any of the other items in this author's list, let alone put them on the front page.

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