Media bias? Intellictual dishonesty? Are you getting the facts?

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How can we trust the media?


Did media cover up Sen. Durbin's confrontation with reporter?

The Washington Times Communities
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - Bill Kelly's Truth Squad by William Kelly

Chicago, August 11, 2011 – This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis. But the Senator's scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter – me – showed up to ask an embarrassing question. Namely, "Senator, you've blamed the tea party...but do you bear any responsibility for this downgrade crisis?"

What, you didn't hear about this incident in the media? For those of you that need more proof that journalism is dead, read on...

...I went to Durbin's press conference to set the record straight. My objective: some journalistic balance. Not only did Durbin refuse to answer the question but his cronies in the Chicago media went on the attack.

One of those crony journalists was Jim Anderson, news director for the Illinois Radio Network. You can hear him in the background telling Durbin, "He organizes tea party rallies."  In media terms, that's called being fair and impartial. That's what a real journalist does.

I stood my ground and asked the question a number of times. "You're not allowed to ask questions during a press conference," bleated Anderson. "We are going to have you thrown out by the cops," he said, running interference for Durbin. In addition to doing news for the Illinois Radio Network, Anderson apparently moonlights as an unpaid member of Dick Durbin's staff...

Full story: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/bill-kellys-truth-squad/2011/aug/11/media-cover-up-durbin-confrontation-reporter/

But this is just Chicago, right?

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Durbin is just another one of those people who look to Washington DC for most everything.

And where does Washington DC get the goodies?

Thanks for alerting us to this one.