Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Washington Post allowing falsehoods and half truths on their outlook section

Robert Parry, who broke many of the Iran-Contra stories in the 1980s for the Associated Press and Newsweek, expressed his concern in the Baltimore Chronicle and Sentinel for an article published by the Washington Post on the front page of their Outlook section in which right-wing legal expert Victoria Toensing from the Reagan Administration presents false accusations against the prosecutor. Patrick Fitzgerald and Joe Wilson. Parry states "By presenting these pro-Libby arguments in such a high-profile manner, including fabricated “mug shots” of prosecutor Fitzgerald, the Post could be seen as joining in a last-ditch bid for jury nullification to spare Libby from conviction.(the mugs shots are not online) Parry also said "Back in the late 1980s, I co-wrote a lead article for the Post’s Outlook section and the piece underwent intensive review for fairness and accuracy. So the argument doesn’t hold that the Post sees no problem in publishing reckless charges in the Outlook section just because it can be passed off as opinion.(Before the Fairness Doctrine was repealed?) It appears that the Post is moving further to the right.

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