Sunday, May 19, 2013


How Media Progressives Like Those At
The New York Times Go About
Shaping The 'Correct' Perception
People Should Have Of News Stories

Some real news came out of the release of the Inspector General's report on the IRS abuse, and from the Congressional hearings this week.  The Obama administration lied when it claimed it had no idea the IRS was targeting Conservative groups for delays & denials of their applications for tax-exempt status.  

Everybody lied.  The then-IRS Commissioner lied last year to Congress when he insisted no such targeting was going on, and Obama lied when he claimed he learned of the IRS scandal just last week by reading the newspapers.  

But you wouldn't really know that if you read the New York Times.  You MIGHT if you dug way down deep into the story towards the end, if you can read a little between the lines.  

Thankfully, as the following screenshots will show, you can learn for yourself how a breaking news story containing REAL new information gets 'massaged' by a media professional to ensure that readers come away with the 'correct' impression.  

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2013/05/18/nyts-peters-cleans-jonathan-weismans-original-report-fridays-irs-scandal
This is Jonathan Weisman.  He's sorry for reporting real news 
& promises it won't happen again.

When Jonathan Weisman first put his story up on Friday following more Congressional testimony, this is what the headline  and the opening sentence looked like:  


Now, notice what Weisman did here: in the HEADLINE and in the OPENING SENTENCE he revealed the MAJOR NEWS that came out of that day's testimony.  The IG directly contradicted the Obama administration's claim it had no idea anything was wrong at the IRS or that certain groups and citizens were being targeted for harassment due to 'incorrect' political beliefs.  

In other words, WEISMAN DID WHAT A REPORTER IS SUPPOSED TO DO.  He led with the news and made it easy to see.  

Well that really bothered somebody higher up, who decided that Weisman's piece was 'incomplete' and needed some 'massaging' to bring out the REAL STORY.  

Take a look at what Weisman's original piece was turned into after it was helpfully 'edited' by Jeremy W. Peters: 
Hello! I'm Jeremy Peters, the Political Morale Officer
here at the NYT's!  I see Jonathan left the real news out of his article!
No problem, I can fix that!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/us/politics/irs-scandal-congressional-hearings.html?_r=0


As you can see, Jeremy W. Peters knew EXACTLY what Weisman's article needed; the real story is about the REPUBLICANS trying to use this breaking scandal for their own political benefit.  

So how could Weisman have left out the word 'Republicans' in the headline? How could he have not inserted Republican attempts to enlarge the scandal to score political points against the White House in the very first sentence?  Well Peters made sure those were the very first things that got changed.  

Peters must have also wondered: Hey Johnathan, WTF? Why are you LEADING with the IG's testimony that he informed top administration officials of the scandal back in 2012?  Don't you realize this directly contradicts what Obama & the administration spent all this week claiming? Why the bloody blue hell would you make THAT the lede?  Are you seriously trying to give your readers the sense there's a REAL scandal here instead of just another political witchhunt?  No man, you gotta BURY that crap and  hide it way further down in the story like this: 

Weisman's original opening sentence: 


What Peter's butchered it into way down in the 9th paragraph: 

See Johnathan? THAT'S how it's done, bro!  You change it from 'senior Treasury officials', which reveals a bunch of top Administration people knew, to just the 'Treasury's general counsel', a single person.  It's important to give the present administration as much cover as you can! Are you taking notes, bro? 

In the USSR's military, there was the military commander and then there was the 'Morale Officer' which is a kind way of saying Communist Party hack.  The military commander would make decisions and then would have to run them by the Morale Officer first for approval.  That often meant sound military decisions were changed and suborned to stupid party ideology.  

How is what Peters did to Weisman's article any different?  Sound reporting was 'massaged' until it reflected Party Ideology.  There is no way anybody can call that revised article anything but propaganda.  

From a real news story into a political hack job - The NYT's at it's best! 

Congratulations, media 'journalists' like those at the New York Times.  You don't break news any more, you cover it up.  You don't speak truth to power, you cover for The Power.  How's it feel to be today's version of the USSR's Pravda?  

Since Jeremy Peters is on Twitter at @jwpetersNYT , how's about we all go tell him what a smashingly good job he did improving the article by burying the real news & interjecting a lot of political spin?  


Youse guyz can follow me on Twitter at @drawandstrike if you really want to.  

UPDATE:  It's #ACCOUNTABILITYWATCH DAY 10 since Lois Lerner tried her 'controlled explosion' on Friday May10th.  You know what one of the biggest outrages of the IRS scandal is? 

That the Obama administration quickly proffered two patsies who weren't even in charge when most of the abuses took place.  A guy who was leaving next month anyway and a guy who'd been on the job a grand total of 8 days.  

That's NOT accountability.  Accountability would be the people in charge at the time the abuse took place getting fired, not the people who replaced them.  But for some reason the MSM seems pretty darn reluctant to point out that Lois Lerner and Sarah Hall Ingram still have jobs at the IRS.  

Why is that?  

100 comments:

  1. It was nice of the NYTs to provide such a useful, easy-to-share, demonstration of how they convert news into propaganda.

    ReplyDelete
  2. If my memory is correct, I think Weisman came over from the WSJ. Apparently he doesn't yet know how the NYT's does it's business, so Peter's came in for the 'save'.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Looks like Peter went a little heavy on the hair coloring in that photo.

    ReplyDelete
  4. It's important to bust the MSM on this crap as much as possible, but there's one nuance in your analysis that needs correcting: reporters generally don't write their own headlines, and I highly doubt Jonathan Weisman had any hand at any stage in crafting the headlines.

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is so creepy. At one point I really believed that most reporters were committed to getting at the truth. What happened to this country?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The Fourth Estate became a Fifth Column.

      Delete
  6. I'm old enough to remember when the New York Times was on the side of Americans — all Americans — against an overweening government.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. How far back was that? 1960's? 1950's?

      Delete
  7. Since Anonymous 8:19 said what I was going to say, I'll just add that, in the movie, Sarah Ingram Hall will be played by Dana Carvey.

    ReplyDelete
  8. You said
    "Congratulations, media 'journalists' like those at the New York Times. You don't break news any more, you cover it up. You don't speak truth to power, you cover for The Power."
    The times has a long tradition of covering for power. Have you forgotten their support of Castro?
    Have you forgotten the horrid Walter Duranty? During one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century,the government induced famine in the Ukraine in which millions starved to death, he wrote (this was the NYT headline) "Russians Hungry, But Not Starving"
    I'd say the NYT has been pretty consistently true to form.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Cliff Robertson, as CIA spook, asks Redford, "What if they don't print it?"
    Three Days Of The Condor,1974

    ReplyDelete
  10. You can send Jeremy a nice note, right here (I did!):
    http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/p/jeremy_w_peters/index.html

    ReplyDelete
  11. I disagree. Let people SEE what "progressive" really means.

    ReplyDelete
  12. People forget that in the novel 1984 this was precisely what the central character Winston Smith's job consisted of - rewriting old new stories to make them fit with the current party line.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. +1 with a side-order of amen!

      Delete
  13. You can send Mr. peters an email at http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/jeremy_w_peters/index.html

    ReplyDelete
  14. ...outstanding post, I wish more people would document these kind of changes. I stopped reading USAToday because of their blatant partisanship in featuring headlines that were mostly unrelated to the story content but full of partisan venom.

    ReplyDelete
  15. As to the question of how these malfeasant hacks still have jobs at the IRS; I'd say it's twofold, first, they were doing exactly what they were put there by the Obama administration to do, second, they have a despicable public employee union that makes it impossible to fire them.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Very good post, unfortunately it is what too many of us see in the media every day.

    One comment - You buried the lede in the posting. You should have lead with the NYT screenshots. I saw this same story link on several blogs, and stopped reading about the third caption. I missed the BIG story the first time, because it was buried 8 inches down in the posting, and the first paragraphs did not match what was linked.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Brian Cates lied about being in the military.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That was a very relevant point. Please expand upon it. In as much detail as you can, since you believe this somehow relevant to the discussion here.

      Delete
  18. GREAT article! BUT:

    That Sarah Hall Ingram is heading up ObamaCare for the IRS *SHOULD* be of concern to you.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I respectfully disagree. You're letting them define what progress is. Cool Arrow is correct. They are not "liberals" nor "progressives".

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wоw, supeгb blog fοrmаt! How lοng hаѵе you bеen running a
    blog for? you made blogging glancе eaѕy. The tоtal
    look of your web ѕite is еxcellent, as nеatlу аs the content mateгial!


    my web-site: http://Www.st-albans-plumbers.co.uk

    ReplyDelete
  21. Very nice article, exactly what I needed.

    Here is my site: please click the up coming website page ()

    ReplyDelete
  22. It was the first of its kind to supply full daily news broadcasts. The company's 24-hour coverage became an immediate success and helped to launch their company from a mainly US-based platform to a world-wide sensation. It was also the first company in the US to firmly provide news coverage.Being one of the most popular sources for news in all of US history. has now gone online, and is one of the top news sites on the internet, available to subscribers world wide instantly through a web browser.
    While most of these organizations still report quality news, the internet has spawned a number of sites that comment more than report current news. Other sites have emerged to consolidate the top news. People should do some research before relying too much on a single service.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Wikipedia is the sophisticated West. The comments of the knowledgeable, who habitually are busy people, are speedily reversed by those with contrary agendas and nothing healthier to do. Slap on the wrist lector! News

    ReplyDelete
  24. Office gives you the best experience in your works. You can easily do you work easy with the help of office app. It can gives you excel, word and PowerPoint so you can use it and makes your work easy. You can download from the given link Office.com/setup.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Office gives you the best experience in your works. You can easily do you work easy with the help of office app. It can gives you excel, word and PowerPoint
    so you can use it and makes your work easy.


    Need Help Click Here. www.office.com/setup.

    Either you should have proper knowledge of downloading or its relevant aspects or you should take the help of people
    who can procure this task in an easy. Experts are always a better choice in order to rejoice the service of a particular
    product. Wiz Customer Service is the name that can help you here. We can provide you experts who will help at each and
    every step of download and also fix your problem in no time.


    Need Help Click Here. www.norton.com/setup

    ReplyDelete
  26. Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus keeps a light touch on your system's resources.You can visit these links.
    How On Webroot Secure Anywhere Protects You From Different Cybercrimes
    HOW TO SECURE EMAILS SMARTLY WITH WEBROOT?

    ReplyDelete
  27. Guarantee you have leap forward Operating System presented on your device.
    In case your system has some different Antivirus or security structure presented then uninstall it.
    This can disturb while downloading and presenting Webroot.com/safe.
    visit:
    www.webroot.com/safe

    ReplyDelete

  28. Thanks to author of post for such a great information.I like your blog post and subscribe your blog for all your future post.i have also some links which i think is useful for some users
    norton.com/setup,
    www.norton.com/setup.

    ReplyDelete
  29. How to set up office 365 email on android?
    Firstly, you have to click on the “Settings” option and then click on the “General” options and then click on the “Accounts” button. After this, click on the “Add accounts” followed by a click on the “Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync” option. You just have to enter your credentials and then click on the Manual setup. Follow the on-screen instructions carefully and tap on the “OK” button. Select the account option and tap on done. Click on the “OK” option when prompted on-screen. Just tap on the “Activate” button.
    office.com/setup

    ReplyDelete
  30. Have any issues due To send and receive AOL email via a 3rd party email client, you'll need to manually configure the servers i.e. imap.aol.com, smtp.aol.com or visit AOL mail server setting

    ReplyDelete
  31. Looking for Canon printer which drivers, ink, drums, and if you have any problem due to printing, or print blank pages can call our technical instructor especially for Canon printers.
    Note: How do i Scan from my canon printer to my computer?

    ReplyDelete

  32. Thanks for sharing this information. Really very useful.
    You can also visit Mcafee account login to protect your devices. Mcafee is an antivirus that provides protection to your device from various online threats. Mcafee’s account login will help you to use various features.
    For more details visit! https://mcafeepro.com/

    ReplyDelete
  33. Get Hulu activate at hulu.com/activate or visit at www.hulu.com/activate for making your hulu activation process easy.For More visit Hulu Activation code.
    Hulu.com/Activate

    ReplyDelete
  34. Merely installing Webroot SecureAnywhere does not guarantee safety for the system. To avail the complete security of Webroot SecureAnywhere, you need to activate it as well. You can do so with the help of the keycode.
    www.webroot.com/safe
    webroot.com/safe
    webroot safe

    ReplyDelete
  35. Are you facing problems in bigpond emails login access.follow our article to setup bigpond emails.

    ReplyDelete
  36. KBC Winner List 2021 is going to update soon after the completion of current season.

    ReplyDelete
  37. McAfee Antivirus Tools are developed by Symantec Corporation, provides a complete Anti-Virus suite for PCs.o to your McAfee Antivirus software and Open it. · Enter the 25 digits alpha-numeric product key that was mailed to you
    www.mcafee.com/activate
    mcafee.com.com/activate"
    <a href="https://mcafee-activation.com/>mcafee activation</a>

    ReplyDelete
  38. Good post. Nice perspective on current affairs, news, sports.
    It is what we everyday say in media.
    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  39. Best method to create your primevideo mytv activation account through the activation process by primevideo.com mytv. You need to follow the instructions to activate www.amazon.com mytv login. If you are viewing Amazon Prime Video on your device go toamazon enter activation code.

    ReplyDelete
  40. Prime Video is a real time video administration by Amazon. Prime Video benefits are incorporated with an Amazon Prime participation. With your enrollment, you can watch many TV shows and motion pictures on your number one device. To begin, visit now,

    amazon.com/mytv
    www.amazon.com/mytv

    ReplyDelete
  41. Tubi, an ad-supported streaming agency possessed by Fox, is enlarging its own"News about Tubi" offering from the U.S. using the accession of almost 80 live local newsfeeds.

    Tubi, an ad-supported streaming agency possessed by Fox, is enlarging its own"News about Tubi" offering from the U.S. using the accession of almost 80 live local newsfeeds.
    tubi.tv/activate
    tubi.tv/activate enter code
    tubi.tv/activate

    ReplyDelete

  42. Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I’ve really enjoyed browsing your blog posts In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again very soon good suggestions about blogging thanks a lot you give nice information
    roku.com/link
    roku.com/link
    activate.apple.com
    activate.apple.com
    activate.apple.com

    ReplyDelete
  43. Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I’ve really enjoyed browsing your blog posts In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again very soon good suggestions about blogging thanks a lot you give nice information
    amazon.com/mytv
    amazon.com/mytv
    www.amazon.com/mytv
    amazon.com/mytv
    amazon.com/mytv

    ReplyDelete
  44. Install office.com/setup home student 2019 on your Windows or Mac with a Home and Student 2019 subscription. It is for those students and families who require specific classic Microsoft Office apps to create an ultimate work result. It 2019 includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that is licensed for home use.

    ReplyDelete
  45. As said in the title a new update. Yes, the office has updated its office.com/setup home student 2019
    version into student home 2019. In-home students the new updates are, it provides the business purpose and student point of view too. It's more useful for those people who are recently in the business line.

    ReplyDelete
  46. Install office setup home Student 2019 on your Windows or Mac with a Home and Student 2019 subscription. It is for those students and families who require specific classic Microsoft Office apps to create an ultimate work result. It 2019 includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that is licensed for home use.

    ReplyDelete
  47. http://echickenhmr4.dgweb.kr/community/board02/?page=1&method=view&no=300

    ReplyDelete
  48. Microsoft office.com/setup home & student 2019 then you are at the right place. This article consists of the step-by-step and detailed procedure for the installing of office on your windows device. It happens many of the times that pre-installed office setup home student do not persist for a long time or we need to switch for the latest version of the office 2019.

    ReplyDelete
  49. Microsoft Office setup home & business 2019 is the world's number one leading software company that recently updated its further version as a home business 2019. Only Microsoft is the company that provides Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

    ReplyDelete
  50. The office setup home & student 2019
    is the setup pack with many amazing tools that helps us to manage the documents. Managing documents in such a way that there is less Paperwork as well as a great amount of efficiency.


    ReplyDelete
  51. webroot.com/safe protects the software from Spyware, malware, etc. It also protects from online occurring threats, antiviruses, etc.

    ReplyDelete
  52. Microsoft office setup home and student 2019 then you're at the perfect location. This report comprises the step-by-step and comprehensive process for the installation of offices on your own windows apparatus.

    ReplyDelete
  53. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  54. Thanks for sharing this awesome blog nowadays people won't write quality content rarely I found a quality blog on this topic.

    For example, if you're able to run a business that produces infrared sensors, then the contact list given by the
    data provider
    will include all the vital data necessary for another company making use of those infrared sensors.

    ReplyDelete
  55. Nowadays there are millions of malware and ransomware attacks are recorded per year in the world. Due to this, you may think that it is impossible to keep you and your family safe from these digital threats. But no need to worry now you are here at the right place. Download norton already purchased gives multi-layer protection to your device. It protects your device from being attacked by various ransomware.

    ReplyDelete
  56. www.webroot.com/safe activate SecureAnywhere is the most popular antivirus software in the United States. It protects your device and manages the security of all your devices from a single account. Webroot is successful in protecting the personal data, banking details of millions of account holders worldwide.

    ReplyDelete
  57. norton.com/safe Antivirus is one of the oldest and top-rated antivirus brands used in countries like the USA and UK.

    ReplyDelete
  58. What is the purpose of the Microsoft office.com/setup home & student 2019 new version? The purpose behind the new version of the office is to use the office's new version for home purposes and learning purposes for students.

    ReplyDelete
  59. When you think about ca classes of fr, first thing that comes in mind ca parveen jindal, he is one of the best faculty, now visit smartnstudy and purchase your fr classes at lowest price guaranteed.

    ReplyDelete
  60. Webroot is the most successful brand of Antivirus in the USA. After downloading and installing, you have to Install Webroot Keycode. The key code is a 20 digit code that contains a combination of numbers and letters. You will get this code inside the box or via your registered email.

    ReplyDelete

  61. If you're browsing for the software package that will keep your everyday documents, presentations, and more items, you're at the correct location. Install Office With Product Key supplies these amenities and upgrades itself based on venture and time.

    ReplyDelete

  62. The product key is the safest as well as a verified method for the installation of any software on any device, as of the office.

    Install office with product key
    office install product key

    ReplyDelete
  63. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  64. Grab the best opportunity on scmpe ca sankalp kanstiya classes call us for more information - 97688 94000

    ReplyDelete
  65. Office provides all-purpose application bundle. Microsoft allowing users to make documents, presentations, calculations, and reports.
    Office.com/setup Home & Student 2019 | Office.com/setup Home Student 2019 | norton.com/setup | Cox webmail Login | Office.com/setup Home & Student 2019


    ReplyDelete
  66. Microsoft Office Home and student 2019 is the software pack for students and families. It offers a group of apps, including Microsoft office 2019 word, Excel and PowerPoint. Microsoft office home and student 2019 is accessible across devices like PC, laptops, windows 10, mac, or even smartphones.

    office.com/setup home & student 2019
    office setup home & student 2019

    ReplyDelete
  67. Hello, I am Van Diese, I am filling in as a tech master at email support. I have 3 years of involvement with this field. On the off chance that you have any issues identified with Bellsouth email support number, and so forth, if it's not too much trouble, contact for moment help identified with email issues.

    roadrunner email login

    ReplyDelete
  68. This version designed by Microsoft (the United States) is the latest as well as the most updated version of the year 2019. Microsoft office provides many astonishing features as compared to the other software at a cheap price. This pack has done the most useful thing in this era.

    office.com/setup home & business 2019
    office setup home business 2019

    ReplyDelete
  69. Garmin Express download is a system that updates the devices of Garmin. It can also manage the Garmin devices too. You just need to download and install the software on your device and automatically it receives all the Garmin device information.
    garmin.com/express
    garmin express

    ReplyDelete
  70. microsoft365.com/setup is an official portal to activate and start your Microsoft 365 product including office apps, cloud services and other collaboration services. You’ll need to Sign In and enter Microsoft 365 product key.

    ReplyDelete
  71. twitch network error 2000. If you have this kind of problem then you current stream‌ing page and disable the third part access like pop-up etc. error code 2000 twitch clear your browsing data chack your antivirus.

    ReplyDelete
  72. The link Amazon.com/mytv code is also known as prime video mytv. Prime video mytv or Amazon mytv code is a part of Amazon entertainment. Amazon is launching Prime video for the entertainment purpose of their customers so that they may find shopping with an entertainment series.
    amazon.com/mytv.

    ReplyDelete
  73. This website ( amazon.com/mytv ) is only a guide for users to understand the process to Download, Install and Activate Amazon MyTV, We do not have any affiliations from Amazon and any other company. Discover how to connect your own devices to Prime with www.amazon.com/mytv and that means that you can certainly see and pay attention to exclusive Prime manhood articles out of anywhere.

    Amazon.com/mytv
    www.Amazon.com/mytv

    ReplyDelete
  74. linksys router login password if you want to login then open browser and type 192.168.1.1 in your address bar if you want and previous then open run command and type cmd enter it and there you can change it linksys login router.

    ReplyDelete
  75. roadrunner email settings windows 10 if you want to login to your charter account than go the official site of roadrunner and than enter your credential which you have than you will be redirected to new page of
    spectrum roadrunner email server settings.

    ReplyDelete
  76. Best moive download site click here for Moviesdaonline tamil, telugu dubbed hdmp4movies 2022 download ontamilrockers isaimininew film downloadFilmyzilla 2022bollywood movies download filmy4wap direct download link

    ReplyDelete
  77. Amazing website, Love it. Great work done. Nice website. Love it. This is really nice.
    For foxnews foxnews.com connect
    For HBOMaxhbomax.com tvsignin code
    For Disneyplus disneyplus.com login/begin
    For Showtime showtimeanytime.com/activate

    ReplyDelete
  78. avast not working after update goto antivirus where manu settings where you find general settings after clicking general settings you will find update antivirus go through it avast antivirus won't open.

    ReplyDelete
  79. install aol desktop gold on your pc just go their official website where yu find the download option so just click that link and you will able to download it and follow there instruction to installing it that will start installing it your pc aol desktop gold download free.

    ReplyDelete