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Media Matters - CNN Newsroom http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/cnn_newsroom This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: CNN Newsroom en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN spliced quote by Obama aide to remove part in which he said Sec. Def. Gates, like Obama, wants to meet with Iran http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150010 In two reports on CNN Newsroom, CNN aired comments by Robert Gibbs, Sen. Barack Obama's communications director, responding to President Bush's remarks that "[s]ome seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals," reportedly in reference to Obama, but CNN spliced the audio clip to omit part of the statement in which Gibbs noted that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has reportedly advocated a position on engaging Iran that echoes Obama's. CNN had left intact Gibbs' reference to Gates in the audio clip of Gibbs' comments it aired earlier in the program. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150010 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:06:09 EST CNN aired Kenyan saying of some Americans about Obama, "[T]hey don't want someone who is closer to Islamic"; failed to note Obama is Christian http://mediamatters.org/items/200801100011 In CNN State Department correspondent Zain Verjee's report about Kenyans' reaction to the New Hampshire Democratic primary and its impact on the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama, CNN aired a video clip in which an unidentified man "on the streets of" Kenya said: "[T]here are some people who say they don't want him [Obama] because ... they don't want someone who is closer to Islamic." But Verjee never noted that Obama is a Christian, not a Muslim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801100011 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:10:17 EST CNN's Collins did not challenge CEI fellow's distortion of Gore's sea level claim http://mediamatters.org/items/200710140002 During an interview with the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Marlo Lewis, CNN's Heidi Collins did not challenge Lewis' assertion that, in An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore claimed that global warming would cause sea levels to rise "20 feet ... in this century." Lewis added: "That is science fiction, but Gore presented it as fact. It's scaremongering." In fact, Gore was addressing what could happen if the West Antarctic ice shelf or the Greenland ice dome "broke up and slipped into the sea" at an indefinite point in the future, not "in this century." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710140002 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:02:12 EST CNN's Henry reported that Bush "wants to expand" SCHIP, but not that his proposal would underfund program http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040004 Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:32:59 EST On CNN, Peterson called NAACP "a hate group" http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270016 Discussing the Jena Six controversy, CNN host Kyra Phillips said, "Let's talk about the reality of the hate groups that are in that area [Jena, Louisiana] and the reality of a mind-set that does exist." In response, conservative commentator Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson asserted: "I also agree that there are hate groups all around the country. There are skinheads, KKK, and the NAACP. The NAACP is a hate group as well." http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270016 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:23:38 EST Reporting on Giuliani ad attacking Clinton, media don't note he blamed troops for missing weapons http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190005 In reports on a new Rudy Giuliani campaign ad criticizing Sen. Hillary Clinton's position on the Iraq war, several media outlets highlighted a quote from the ad in which the narrator says: "[J]ust when our troops need all our support to finish the job, Hillary Clinton is turning her back on them." But none of these reports mentioned Giuliani's claim in October 2004, that U.S. troops, and not President Bush, were responsible for the missing explosives at the Al Qaqaa weapons depot. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190005 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:14:28 EST CNN, NY Times, LA Times, AP omit Romney connection to Blackwater USA http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180003 In reports on recent news that Iraq's Interior Ministry has revoked the license of Blackwater USA, an American security firm, several news outlets did not mention that Blackwater USA's vice chairman is also the head of Mitt Romney's counterterrorism policy advisory group. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180003 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:33:47 EST CNN aired Romney attack on Clinton health care plan without noting his reversal http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180002 During a report on Sen. Hillary Clinton's health care proposal, CNN's Betty Nguyen aired Mitt Romney's attack on the plan, but claimed that, "like Clinton, he'd mandate health insurance." But in announcing his national health reform plan in August, Romney declined to support mandates in what was reportedly a "significant[]" departure "from the universal health care measure that he helped forge as governor of Massachusetts." http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180002 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:42:24 EST CNN displayed Giuliani attack ad against Clinton, while reporting on Cheney criticism of MoveOn ad http://mediamatters.org/items/200709170007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709170007 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:44:48 EST CNN's Nguyen did not challenge Marine's repetition of widely disputed "follow us home" claim http://mediamatters.org/items/200709140004 On CNN Newsroom, Marine Sgt. Marco Martinez claimed that "if we were to pull out prematurely, the terrorists would follow us home, and it would be disastrous for both us and Iraq," a statement that anchor Betty Nguyen did not challenge. As Media Matters has repeatedly noted, this claim is contested by a wide range of U.S. intelligence officials, security experts, and military analysts. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709140004 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:53:59 EST After defending Petraeus, Gergen admitted, "I have a personal relationship with him ... I'm biased" http://mediamatters.org/items/200709100008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709100008 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:59:45 EST TV news outlets focused on Clinton fundraiser Hsu but ignored Romney finance co-chair Fabian's indictment for fraud http://mediamatters.org/items/200709010002 In recent days, NBC, CNN, and Fox News have all aired reports or discussed the case of Norman Hsu, who The Wall Street Journal suggested may have funneled illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Hillary Clinton. However, when Mitt Romney's national finance committee co-chairman Alan Fabian was charged with mail fraud, money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, perjury and obstruction of justice, the three networks did not report or discuss it during programs available in the Nexis database. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709010002 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:24:57 EST CNN's Arena reported "allegations" of political hiring at DOJ, but former official admitted doing so http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280003 CNN's Kelli Arena reported that "there have been some allegations that certain people were hired as career prosecutors because of their political affiliation." In fact, former Justice Department White House liaison Monica Goodling testified before Congress that she had repeatedly considered political affiliation when she made hiring decisions about assistant U.S. attorneys. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280003 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:02:39 EST CNN failed to detail Chertoff's Katrina "problem" while discussing possible attorney general appointment http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 While discussing possible replacements for Alberto Gonzales, several CNN anchors and reporters cited DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a "potential problem" but did not provide any details regarding Chertoff's mismanagement of the disaster. Indeed, two congressional reports specifically identified numerous failures by Chertoff and DHS in overseeing the government's response. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:50:43 EST With O'Hanlon and Pollack, media once again neglect to ask about military protection and control of Iraq itinerary http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010013 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 19:06:28 EST