Media Matters - Ron Fournier http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/ron_fournier This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Ron Fournier en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America AP's Fournier counts the "I's" in Clinton's speech, but her focus was often outward http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270018 In an AP "analysis," Ron Fournier asserted that Sen. Hillary Clinton's convention speech, which he described as "laced 17 times by some variation of the pronoun 'I,' " was part of the "bill" Sen. Barack Obama had to pay for Clinton's agreement to "end[] her historic bid for the presidency in a manner that, however messy, still left Obama in a stronger position than Kennedy left Jimmy Carter in 1980, when the Massachusetts senator extracted platform concessions and shrank from the traditional unity show at the final gavel." In fact, <em>Media Matters</em> counted 21 instances in the speech in which Clinton used "I." But in at least 13 of these instances, Clinton was not focusing on herself and was instead making one of three points: her support for Obama's election; the importance of the 2008 election; and who really matters in this election. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270018 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:43:25 EST Despite prior advice to reporters to avoid "fuzzy language," Fournier offered only "breezy" response to news he told Rove to "[k]eep up the fight" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150005 The AP's Ron Fournier asserted in a 2007 essay that reporters must "[w]rite with authority" and that "[t]he AP's hard-earned reputation for fairness and nonpartisanship must not be used as an excuse for fuzzy language when a clear voice is demanded." But Fournier apparently did not follow his own prescription for clarity and candor in responding to a report that he told Karl Rove to "[k]eep up the fight" following the death of Pat Tillman in 2004. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150005 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:54:04 EST AP's Fournier invites McCain to pile on Obama http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140006 During the Associated Press annual meeting luncheon, Ron Fournier repeatedly asked Sen. John McCain whether he believes Sen. Barack Obama is an "elitist," citing comments Obama recently made. When McCain replied at one point, "I don't know, because I don't know him very well," Fournier asked, "You served with him for a couple of years. Did you ever see elitist behavior from him?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140006 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:04:09 EST