On Target Blog Archives - Accuracy in Media https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/ For Fairness, Accuracy and Balance In News Reporting Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 170308048 World Series MVP Strasburg Calls Out Tweet Suggesting He Snubbed Trump at White House Ceremony https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/world-series-mvp-strasburg-calls-out-tweet-suggesting-he-snubbed-trump-at-white-house-ceremony/ Sat, 09 Nov 2019 02:04:01 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110568 Washington Nationals pitcher and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg called out a tweet as “fake news” which featured a video that appeared to show him snubbing President Trump’s handshake during the team’s visit to the White House on November 4th. #FakeNews https://t.co/ovDuHyRUTb — Stephen Strasburg (@stras37) November 4, 2019 This was Strasburg’s first tweet in […]

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]]> 110568 Sean Spicer Driving the Liberal Media Nuts as He Survives Another Week on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/sean-spicer-driving-the-liberal-media-nuts-as-he-survives-another-week-on-dancing-with-the-stars/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:10:45 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110572 Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has created a media firestorm as he survived for another week on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars competition despite consistently racking up the lowest scores from the judges for his dancing ineptitude. Spicer’s “success” attracted the attention of The New York Times which is no fan of him […]

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]]> 110572 Trump Cancels Subscriptions to The Washington Post and The New York Times, Urges Federal Agencies to Follow Suit https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/trump-cancels-subscriptions-to-the-washington-post-and-the-new-york-times-urges-federal-agencies-to-follow-suit/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:15:02 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110444 The White House and the liberal mainstream media have had a contentious relationship since President Trump took office and the relationship has been strained further with the announcement that the White House has canceled its subscriptions to both The Washington Post and The New York Times and urged all federal agencies to do the same. […]

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]]> 110444 The Weather Channel Gets Political about Climate Change https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/the-weather-channel-gets-political-about-climate-change/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:25:58 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110333 The Weather Channel, which is mostly known for its straightforward reporting on weather across the U.S., is tackling climate change by hosting its first-ever political debate on the issue next month according to the Associated Press. Rather than imitate CNN’s seven hour-long climate town hall that aired in September, The Weather Channel will devote one […]

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]]> 110333 Democratic Candidates Complain About CNN/NYT Debate Questions https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/democratic-candidates-complain-about-cnn-nyt-debate-questions/ Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:33:00 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110260 Not only was the fourth Democratic candidates debate the lowest rated of the election cycle, but two Democrats who are struggling to remain complained on Twitter that some of the most important questions were left unasked in what was a liberal friendly debate. Former Obama Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro struck first while […]

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]]> 110260 Newseum Closing Its Doors at the End of 2019 https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/newseum-closing-its-doors-at-the-end-of-2019/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:22:55 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=110097 After more than 22 years of operation, the Newseum announced that it is closing its doors at the end of the year in a statement that said that due to years of financial struggles continuing to operate in its current location “has proven unsustainable.” The Newseum which was created by Al Neuharth who founded USA […]

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]]> 110097 Pew: Two-Thirds of Americans Believe Journalists Behave Unethically https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/pew-two-thirds-of-americans-believe-journalists-behave-unethically/ https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/pew-two-thirds-of-americans-believe-journalists-behave-unethically/#comments Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:59:59 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=109879 A new Pew Research Center study found that two-thirds of Americans think that journalists behave unethically either all, most or some of the time and that 53 percent of Americans believe that their unethical behavior results in serious consequences only a little or none of the time.  In addition, 54 percent of respondents believed that […]

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]]> https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/pew-two-thirds-of-americans-believe-journalists-behave-unethically/feed/ 3 109879 Trump Blasts New York Times Over Kavanaugh Book Essay, Calls for Resignation of Everyone Involved with ‘SMEAR Story’ https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/trump-blasts-new-york-times-over-kavanaugh-book-essay-calls-for-resignation-of-everyone-involved-with-smear-story/ Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:38:55 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=109808 President Donald Trump called for the resignation of “everybody” at the Times who was involved in the “smear campaign” against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after it was revealed that an essay published on Sunday omitted some key facts about the accusations leveled against Kavanaugh. “I call for the Resignation of everybody at The New […]

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]]> 109808 CNN Omits NY Times Correction to Kavanaugh Story in Early Reporting https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/cnn-omits-ny-times-correction-to-kavanaugh-story-in-early-reporting/ https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/cnn-omits-ny-times-correction-to-kavanaugh-story-in-early-reporting/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:50:35 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=109764 CNN’s reporting on a New York Times article alleging that United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh committed sexual assault during his college days  focused on Democratic presidential candidates calling for an investigation of the charges and in many cases impeachment, but neglected to mention an update the Times made to the article that casts […]

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]]> https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/cnn-omits-ny-times-correction-to-kavanaugh-story-in-early-reporting/feed/ 1 109764 MSNBC’s Scarborough Blasts Debate Moderators for Not Pressing Sanders, Warren on Medicare for All Costs https://www.aim.org/on-target-blog/msnbcs-scarborough-blasts-debate-moderators-for-not-pressing-sanders-warren-on-medicare-for-all-costs/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 22:05:02 +0000 https://www.aim.org/?p=109761 MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough on Friday lashed out at debate moderators for not pressing the Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on exactly how much their Medicare for All plan will cost Americans. Former Democratic Sen.Claire McCaskill, now an MSNBC political analyst said Warren is going to have to “answer the question what […]

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