Calling 'Em Out: The White House Takes on the Press

Nine of those so-called czars, it turned out, were subject to Senate confirmation, making them decidedly unlike the Russian monarchs. "The idea — that the Washington Post didn't even question it," Dunn says, still marveling at the decision. Full Story »

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by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 8, 2009

Well-linked story, including historical context regarding other presidents, about the Obama administration's response about news reports that could politely be called "inaccurate."

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by Fred Gatlin - Oct. 8, 2009

This is a well written and interesting story. It used to be that a journalist must have two sources for each fact. It seems that rule is not being use.

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by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Oct. 8, 2009

Obama's poll numbers are rising --Could it be due, in part, to Dunn's creation of the Call 'em Out response team? This story implies just that.

It is a well sourced story with interesting links.

White House officials offer no apologies. “The best analogy is probably baseball,” says Gibbs. “The only way to get somebody to stop crowding the plate is ... More »

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by Cynthia Gilbert - Oct. 8, 2009
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by Justin Michels - Oct. 9, 2009

Not bad for a short article about breaking news, but fails to ask any big and/or dangerous questions concerning the performance of our major media outlets.

FOX does not produce "news", per say; what they produce is called "infotainment." An actual word used in actual litigation when former reporters ... More »

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