Email WaPo Ombudsman

by jasmine, Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 11:52:51 AM EST

Check out this WaPo Ombudsman take on Democrats and Abramoff repeating GOP spin that this is a bipartisan affair and again not differentiating Indian tribes and Abramoff. And repeat this is from the Wapo Ombudsman.

I think everyone should email this ombudsman and Sens.Reid and Dorgan should strongly demand a retraction or an apology. Their reputation is being smeared by no less than the WaPo ombudsman.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/14/AR2006011400859.html

The second complaint is from Republicans, who say The Post purposely hasn't nailed any Democrats. Several stories, including one on June 3 by Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, a Post business reporter, have mentioned that a number of Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Sen. Byron Dorgan (N.D.), have gotten Abramoff campaign money.

So far, Schmidt and Grimaldi say their reporting on the investigations hasn't put Democrats in the first tier of people being investigated.

But stay tuned. This story is nowhere near over.




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Worst. Ombudsman. Ever.
by marc in MD [Subscribe]
Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 10:23:31 AM EST

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/15/102331/345

WaPo Ombudsman Regurgitates GOP Lies, Chapter XXXVII
by Califlander  
Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 10:37:20 AM EST
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/15/103720/317

by jasmine on Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 12:00:46 PM EST

Another key quote (none / 0)

[Abramoff] had made substantial campaign contributions to both major parties.

Uh... no. Jack Abramoff did not make any contributions to Democrats, much less substantial ones.

What a bunch of nonsense coming from the Post.

by Scott Shields on Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 12:42:40 PM EST

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I really can't stand the new ombudswoman. Seems like she subscribes to the "he said she said" school of journalism.

It's like Harry Shearer says,

"...a journalist hates stories with three or more sides."
Or in this case, just one side.

by adamterando on Sun Jan 15, 2006 at 06:19:04 PM EST
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