(From the diaries. - promoted by nirmal)
Remember last year when the Free Press printed this on their front page: CHRIS CHRISTOFF: My goof: DeVos isn't out to kill Medicaid? (the only copy I could find is in WK's archives here.)
Well it seems time for the Detroit Free Press to print another front page retraction of their shoddy reporting.
Right-wing media goon Dawson Bell has done a hit job on Speaker Andy Dillon and the House Dems. Bell repeatedly reports as fact that the House Dems have a $38 million ipod proposal. But in truth, they never did.
As reported by Wizard Kitten yesterday, Rick Albin states "In reality, there was never a plan to buy all students iPods."
In MIRS today, House Education Committee Chair Tim Melton strongly critized Detroit News Conservative Editor Finley for "Ludicrous, completely off the mark and irresponsible journalism." Melton also says "It's absurd to even think that we proposed an iPod for every school child.. It was blown out of proportion?" I am guessing his criticism can be applied to the root of the hitjob as well, Dawson Bell.
It even appears that Rep. Gillard was trying to make this point in the Free Press hitjob when he says the media has "focused too narrowly on the iPod." But Dawson does not even let him have a full sentence before continuing to slam giving ipods to everyone.
I am irate that Dawson Bell is getting away with this bullshit. The Free Press needs a retraction now. Or do they only give retractions to billionaire republicans? |
