Media Matters - John Berman

Media Matters - John Berman http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/john_berman This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: John Berman en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Media once again uncritically report McCain's criticism of Romney's negative ads without mentioning McCain's numerous ads attacking Romney http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310012 In their coverage of the January 30 Republican presidential debate, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, ABC, and National Public Radio all reported Sen. John McCain's criticism of Mitt Romney over negative campaign ads. However, none of those media outlets noted that McCain has aired numerous ads attacking Romney, despite having said that "negative campaigns don't work." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310012 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:46:45 EST CBS characterized "attack" as "unusual position" for McCain -- but it's not, even as he has denounced negative campaigning http://mediamatters.org/items/200801300005 Reporting on Republican presidential candidates' final days of campaigning before the Florida primary, Kelly Cobiella of CBS and John Berman of ABC both noted that John McCain criticized Mitt Romney for attacking opponents who "are moving up and succeeding." Neither, however, reported that McCain has been airing attack ads against Romney even while denouncing negative campaigning. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801300005 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:19:50 EST