WSJ editorial vs. WSJ news pages on insurance lobby opposition to reform

In an August 5 editorial, The Wall Street Journal falsely claimed that the health insurance lobbies are "helping Democrats by keeping quiet" during the health care reform debate, adding that if they "were any quieter, they'd be Trappists." In fact, the insurance industry reportedly significantly increased its spending on lobbying this year, and, as the Journal itself reported in a news article, insurers are "wag[ing] an aggressive campaign against ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 6, 2009

Checking up on journalism of a major outlet and finding gross distortions of reality from the facts is good investigative journalism. The WSJ editorials even ignore their own news stories.

The WSJ is a POSitive force.

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