http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/miles_o_brien This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Miles O'Brien en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200708200005 While discussing objections raised by Sen. Susan Collins' chief of staff to a tracker hired by the Maine Democratic Party, CNN's Miles O'Brien suggested that political tracking became widespread only after the 2006 midterm elections. In fact, CNN and other news organizations have noted campaigns' use of trackers since at least 1996. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708200005 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:06:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708170007 Reporting on U.S. troops having returned to Afghanistan's Tora Bora region, CNN's Miles O'Brien and Barbara Starr noted that Osama bin Laden had reportedly escaped capture there in late 2001, but not that, according to a previous CNN report, the administration ignored requests for more troops, allowing bin Laden to escape. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708170007 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:27:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708100009 In reporting that a "much-criticized pact" between Pakistani President Musharraf and tribal leaders -- that "would have pulled Pakistani troops from that tribal region bordering Afghanistan where many believe Osama Bin Laden is ... fell through" -- CNN's Miles O'Brien did not mention that the deal, which did take effect and which the Bush administration "reluctantly endorsed," facilitated the "regenerat[ion]" of several elements of Al Qaeda's infrastructure, according to a recent National Intelligence Estimate. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708100009 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:59:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704100010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704100010 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:45:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611080009 Media figures have attributed Democratic gains in the House and Senate in the midterm elections to the number of wins by conservative or moderate Democratic challengers and have suggested that because the party's victory in the House was purportedly "built on the back of more centrist candidates," the incoming Democratic majority will be sharply divided. However, a <em>Media Matters for America</em> survey of the policy positions of 27 victorious House candidates found that they all agree on a core set of issues, including raising the minimum wage and protecting Social Security. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611080009 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:52:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040012 During Tony Snow's recent series of appearances on cable news channels, interviewers on CNN and Fox News left unchallenged a number of false, misleading, and baseless Republican talking points on a variety of issues. After allowing Snow to misrepresent the Democratic position on the surveillance and detention of suspected terrorists, CNN host Wolf Blitzer told Snow that he is "a straight shooter." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040012 Sat, 4 Nov 2006 12:24:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611010013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611010013 Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:58:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310005 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:53:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609280004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200609280004 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:46:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609210003 Many television news outlets touted a <em>USA Today</em>/Gallup poll putting President Bush's job approval rating at 44 percent as a success for Bush, asserting that his rating is "the highest it's been in a year." But four days earlier, the same news organizations ignored a Pew Research Center poll showing Bush's approval rating at 37 percent. http://mediamatters.org/items/200609210003 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:26:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608170011 After the recent arrests of terrorism suspects in the United Kingdom, numerous media outlets asked whether President Bush's approval ratings would benefit from the news or even claimed outright that his ratings already had benefited. Subsequent polling has shown the arrests resulted in little or no benefit for Bush. <em>Media Matters</em> now asks: Will these media outlets report on the true effect of the arrest on Bush's ratings? http://mediamatters.org/items/200608170011 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:39:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200607070008 Following President Bush's claim on <em>Larry King Live</em> that the United States had a functional missile defense system, numerous media outlets reported his statement without challenge. By contrast, a report on NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> noted that the missile defense system "has been plagued with technical problems" and has never been thoroughly tested, citing Government Accountability Office reports that indicate the system has no proven ability to shoot down a hostile missile. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607070008 Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:02:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605100006 Commenting on the two Vietnam veterans who recently mailed their military decorations to President Bush in protest over the administration's foreign policy, Miles O'Brien asked: "[I]s it the patriotic thing to do?" He also said, "If I were a soldier in Iraq ... I would feel somewhat betrayed to hear that veterans were doing this. Is that, in some way, not showing support for the men and women who are risking their lives over there? http://mediamatters.org/items/200605100006 Wed, 10 May 2006 14:14:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605010005 Following the White House Correspondents' dinner, numerous news outlets trumpeted President Bush's performance at the event, but entirely ignored the scathing routine delivered by the night's featured entertainer, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert. In his act, Colbert mocked the White House's current woes, slammed a wide range of Bush administration policies, and lampooned the mainstream media. http://mediamatters.org/items/200605010005 Mon, 1 May 2006 15:54:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200604210006 On April 20, Republican strategist Mary Matalin appeared alone on five network and cable morning shows with no one to rebut her false claims, pro-GOP spin, and attacks on the Democratic Party. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604210006 Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:00:50 EST