Enough With The Fake Controversies

Shaheen, Power, Ferraro stories are products of an endless news cycle

By Zachary Roth   Mar 26, 2008 at 04:40 PM

One of the weirdest things about this presidential race so far has been the campaigns’ increased ability to generate media... More

CNN’s Michigan Source

If it’s a Clinton supporter, this is spin posing as news

By Zachary Roth   Mar 20, 2008 at 02:40 PM

Over the last few weeks, the issue of what to do about Michigan and Florida has emerged as one of... More

McCain Gets His Facts Wrong

Will the press pay attention?

By Zachary Roth   Mar 18, 2008 at 03:37 PM

When a leading presidential candidate betrays a troubling ignorance of basic facts on the subject that he’s made the centerpiece... More

Op-Eds And Fact-Checking

Will Kristol’s gaffe prompt change in policy at NYT?

By Zachary Roth   Mar 17, 2008 at 04:04 PM

The New York Times has long given its op-ed columnists a virtual free hand, exempting their copy from the layers... More

Rod Parsley’s Free Pass

Jeremiah Wright gets torched, while McCain’s “spiritual adviser” offends with impunity

By Zachary Roth   Mar 14, 2008 at 02:45 PM

Both Barack Obama and John McCain have religious allies who have made controversial, and sometimes flat-out offensive, public statements. But... More

Which Way to the White House, WaPo?

Singer’s spin on PA perpetuated

By Zachary Roth   Mar 12, 2008 at 05:35 PM

Want proof that political reporters will blindly print campaign spin even when all sides know it's factually untrue? You're in... More

NYT’s “Momentucratic” Coverage?

What’s (not) on A1

By Zachary Roth   Mar 12, 2008 at 04:38 PM

Perusing the front-page of The New York Times this morning, one thing jumped out at me: the absence of a... More

On Clinton And Northern Ireland

NYTs delivers a classic he-said, she-said moment

By Zachary Roth   Mar 11, 2008 at 05:19 PM

In today’s New York Times, Katherine Seelye and Jeff Zeleny write that Senator Clinton’s “claims of helping to bring peace... More

The McCain-Hagee Connection

Why is the press ignoring this hate-monger?

By Zachary Roth   Mar 7, 2008 at 02:27 PM

More than a week after John McCain’s endorsement by the anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic pastor John Hagee, the media continues to give... More

McCain’s Shift on Iraq

Press ignored “swiftest possible conclusion” remark

By Zachary Roth   Mar 6, 2008 at 12:43 PM

The political press, distracted by Hillary’s comeback and Obama’s shift in strategy, seems to have missed—or largely ignored—what is arguably... More

Obama Can’t Win The Big States?

The argument makes no sense

By Zachary Roth   Mar 5, 2008 at 01:04 PM

Ever since Super Tuesday, when Hillary Clinton won California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and her home state of New York, one... More

New York Times, Tear Down This Wall!

By Zachary Roth   Dec 16, 2004 at 01:55 PM

The Bernard Kerik story is the gift that keeps on giving, with each day bringing another damaging revelation. The latest... More

Time to Build a Better Mousetrap

By Zachary Roth   Dec 15, 2004 at 01:44 PM

After Bernard Kerik's nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security imploded over the weekend, the conventional wisdom quickly developed... More

Clearing Things Up on Clear Skies

By Zachary Roth   Dec 14, 2004 at 04:29 PM

Greg Easterbrook, writing in The New Republic, argues that departing Environmental Protection Agency chief Mike Leavitt is moving to Health... More

USA Today: Whatever the White House Says

By Zachary Roth   Dec 13, 2004 at 03:08 PM

An editorial in this morning's USA Today argues that Bernard Kerik's withdrawal from consideration to be the next head of... More