Media Matters - Jeanne Moos

Media Matters - Jeanne Moos http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/jeanne_moos This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Jeanne Moos en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Moos distorts Clinton's 60 Minutes comments, blames Obama's middle name -- which she was among first to highlight -- for false perception that he's Muslim http://mediamatters.org/items/200803180003 On The Situation Room, Jeanne Moos conducted a "quiz" of people on the street and asserted that Sen. Hillary Clinton "got the answer right when 60 Minutes asked, you don't believe Barack Obama is a Muslim?" But Moos went on to misrepresent Clinton's response by broadcasting only a portion of Clinton's answers on 60 Minutes. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803180003 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:03:54 EST Still not funny: CNN again associates Obama with bin Laden http://mediamatters.org/items/200802120007 On CNN's The Situation Room, Jeanne Moos reported on why presidential candidates point when addressing crowds and stated, "[S]ince we usually can't see who the candidates are pointing at, we'll just have to use our imagination." Moments later, the report showed footage of Sen. Barack Obama pointing, followed by a still image of Osama bin Laden. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802120007 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:54:48 EST CNN ignored McCain's missed vote while highlighting Obama's missed vote http://mediamatters.org/items/200711190002 CNN's The Situation Room reported on Sen. John McCain's attacks on Sen. Hillary Clinton's support for a $1 million earmark for a museum at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock music festival, more recently as part of its "top 10 debate zingers." But, as in multiple previous reports on the subject, CNN did not note that, although McCain is listed as a co-sponsor of the amendment to remove the funding for the museum, he missed the vote on the earmark. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711190002 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:39:07 EST Jeanne Moos -- in "bathroom humor" segment -- was only CNN reporter to cover Carlson story http://mediamatters.org/items/200708300003 In the only coverage that CNN has given to Tucker Carlson's August 28 comments, Jeanne Moos said of Sen. Larry Craig's arrest during an investigation of "lewd conduct": "It's causing commentators to tell personal stories you'd never expect. MSNBC's Tucker Carlson described how he was once bothered in a men's room." Moos then aired a brief clip of Carlson explaining how he responded to being "bothered": "I went back with someone I knew and grabbed the guy by the -- you know, and grabbed him, and ... [h]it him against the stall with his head, actually!" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708300003 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:51:21 EST Blitzer to comedians making light of World War III talk: "It would be funny if it weren't all that serious, and it's very, very serious" http://mediamatters.org/items/200607220004 Wolf Blitzer and CNN national news correspondent Jeanne Moos noted that "pundits, politicians, comics, and radio talk show hosts" have begun to talk of World War III in the wake of the onset of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. While Moos's segment included clips from programs that satirized the trend of conservatives referring to World War III or World War IV, both Moos and Blitzer stated that the question of whether World War III had begun was "serious." http://mediamatters.org/items/200607220004 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:15:05 EST