FOXNews, Sun-Times deleted Bush & Blackwell from AP recount story

[dzika]

This kind of thing really makes me mad...

http://mediamatters.org/items/200412010002

FOXNews.com, Chicago Sun-Times deleted connection between Ohio official, Bush campaign from AP story

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In a November 30 article titled "Nearly a Month Later, Ohio Fight Goes On," detailing the controversy in Ohio over the results of the November 2 election, the Associated Press correctly identified J. Kenneth Blackwell -- who, as Ohio's secretary of state, oversees the election process -- as "a co-chairman of Bush's re-election campaign in Ohio." But two large news organizations, FOXNews.com and the Chicago Sun-Times, omitted that reference from their versions of the story.

From the November 30 AP story:

Blackwell, a Republican, has until Dec. 6 to certify the vote.
The Green and Libertarian parties are raising money to pay for a
recount that would be held once the results are certified.

Jackson said Blackwell, who along with other
statewide GOP leaders was a co-chairman of Bush's re-election
campaign in Ohio, should step down from overseeing the election
process.

"You can't be chairman of the Bush campaign and then be the chief
umpire in the seventh game of the World Series," Jackson said.

While versions of the AP article published on the websites of many news organizations nationwide included Blackwell's connection to the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign, FOXNews.com and the Chicago Sun-Times omitted the connection from their versions of the AP story, identifying the secretary of state only as a Republican.

[genieroze]

1. Dumb media whores. eom

[Patsy Stone]

2. More obfuscation...

And yet, you seem surprised...
Totally sucks.

[Ima]

3. And your surprised?

You cant believe a word you hear on Faux.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Faux n00z and Sun-Times.

and you are surprised? :shrug:

[dzika]

5. I guess they can just edit AP stories whenever they want!?!

n/t

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. They don't even change their method of operation from election to

election. They're bold, they're bad and they know it.