http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/brian_wilson This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Brian Wilson en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060009 An article posted on wcbstv.com (the online website of New York CBS affiliate WCBS-TV) claimed that, during an interview with WCBS, Katie Couric "sa[id] she has already seen dramatic improvements in the country" and that "incidents [of violence] in Iraq have gone down dramatically." Similarly, Fox News' Brian Wilson reported that Couric "says she has seen major improvements during her visit to Iraq." But Couric was talking about the city of Fallujah and Anbar province when she referred to progress, not Iraq as a whole. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060009 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:43:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060006 On <em>The Live Desk</em>, Fox News showed footage of Rep. John Conyers while Brian Wilson reported on the expected indictment of Rep. William Jefferson. This is not the first time Fox News has shown footage of one African-American elected official while discussing another -- in the previous case, airing footage of Harold Ford Jr. while talking about Sen. Barack Obama. http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060006 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:20:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010003 In his report on whether it is "accurate to call what is happening [in Iraq] a civil war," as NBC News recently decided to do, Fox News' Brian Wilson featured several people who say that Iraq is not experiencing a civil war, while noting only the announcement by NBC News explaining of its decision. Wilson did not mention any of the numerous scholars, journalists, and retired military officers who have described Iraq as being in the midst of a civil war. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612010003 Fri, 1 Dec 2006 13:35:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609260002 Fox News dedicated its coverage of an interview of President Clinton by Chris Wallace to portraying Wallace as the victim, while depicting Clinton as having a "complete meltdown," an "angry explosion," a "volcanic reaction," and as going on a "tirade" during the interview. http://mediamatters.org/items/200609260002 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:19:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606260002 Recent reports on the reported activation of the U.S. ground-based missile defense system have overstated its ability to defend against an actual attack and uncritically reported administration claims about its effectiveness. Government Accountability Office reports indicate that the system has no proven ability to shoot down a hostile missile. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606260002 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:49:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605170007 Fox News' Brian Wilson cropped a quote from President Bush at a press conference, omitting a statement in which Bush appeared to confirm a <em>USA Today</em> report that the National Security Agency is collecting records of "tens of millions" of Americans' telephone calls. Without any further explanation, Wilson then reported that "a few minutes later," White House press secretary Tony Snow "insisted the president was not confirming details of the original <em>USA Today</em> report." http://mediamatters.org/items/200605170007 Wed, 17 May 2006 16:33:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050012 On Fox News, numerous media figures asserted that Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-TX) decision to resign from Congress will hurt Democrats' ability to campaign against congressional Republicans' record of corruption -- and DeLay's part in it -- during the November 2006 midterm elections. But such predictions overlook the widening ethics scandals involving DeLay and the Republican Party. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050012 Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:16:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200602020008 Fox News' Brian Wilson falsely reported that legislation enacting nearly $40 billion in budget cuts, from programs including federal student loans and Medicaid, "passed along party lines." In fact, 13 Republicans joined all 200 Democrats and one independent in voting against the measure. http://mediamatters.org/items/200602020008 Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:14:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200601180008 News outlets reported that the Republican-sponsored ethics reform package would ban lobbyist-paid travel. But the proposed reform measure would still allow lobbyist-paid meals and trips as long as they were offered as campaign fundraising activities. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601180008 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:04:10 EST