Journamalism
Oct 30th, 2006 at 11:24 pm by Susie
Just one of those little things that always seems to slip the minds of corporate media minions:
In an October 28 article on Sen. George Allen’s (R-VA) recent attack on former Navy Secretary James Webb, Allen’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, regarding novels Webb wrote years ago containing graphic passages, The New York Times quoted Chris LaCivita, “a consultant for the Allen campaign,” saying: “Some of the references are simply disturbing and continue to show a pattern of disrespectful treatment of women.” However, in identifying LaCivita simply as “a consultant for the Allen campaign,” the Times ignored LaCivita’s connections to several controversial Republican front groups, including the smear-mongering Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth. The Times also failed to note LaCivita’s connection to a scandal involving alleged Republican efforts to jam Democratic phone lines during an Election Day “get out the vote” operation in New Hampshire in 2002.
Time for another blogger ethics panel, I think…
