http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/npr This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: NPR en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Discussing Sen. Bob Casey's speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, both NPR and CNN falsely asserted that late Gov. Bob Casey Sr. was not allowed to speak at the 1992 Democratic convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights." In fact, other Democrats who opposed abortion rights spoke at that convention and at every convention since, so Casey's opposition to abortion rights could not have been the sole reason he was not given a speaking role. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:53:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Media outlets continue to report that Sen. Joe Biden was accused in 1987 of plagiarizing then-British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock without noting that while Biden did paraphrase from a Kinnock speech without attribution on at least two occasions in August 1987, he had reportedly credited Kinnock when previously using the same language. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240005 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:31:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 On NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>, Mara Liasson asserted there was "irony" in "a liberal Democrat showcasing his faith." Liasson did not explain what she thought was "ironic" about such an action. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110177 On NPR, Cokie Roberts asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's vacation to Hawaii "makes him seem a little bit more exotic," and characterized Hawaii as "a somewhat odd place to be doing it," despite also asserting, "I know that he is from Hawaii, he grew up there, his grandmother lives there." Roberts previously criticized Obama on ABC's <em>This Week</em>, stating that Obama's vacation in Hawaii "has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110177 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:43:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060007 Reporting on U.S. Senate candidates campaigning at a Mississippi county fair, NPR's Debbie Elliott uncritically aired a clip of one fairgoer claiming that the "[o]nly time we have ever gotten anything out of the federal government was when the Republicans were there." In fact, according to the Tax Foundation, from 1981 through 2005, Mississippi has consistently received more from the federal government than the state's residents pay in taxes. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060007 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:29:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160008 NPR's David Welna quoted Sen. Joe Lieberman saying "I don't have any intention" of joining the Republican Party "before the end of this session of Congress," to which Welna added: "Which still leaves unanswered what Lieberman might do in the next session of Congress." But Welna did not note that if Lieberman joined the Republican Party, he would be breaking his promise during the 2006 campaign to caucus with the Democrats if re-elected to the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160008 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:08:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090010 NPR's Mara Liasson asserted that Sen. John McCain, "while never abandoning his commitment to legalization, has begun emphasizing the importance of securing the borders." In fact, McCain's current position -- that "we've got to secure the borders first" -- is not just a change of "emphasi[s]"; it is at odds with his prior position that border security could not be disaggregated from other aspects of comprehensive immigration reform without being rendered ineffective. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090010 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:40:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090005 NPR's Michele Kelemen reported that Sen. John McCain "suggested in an interview with MSNBC that the Iraqi calls for a troop withdrawal date may be driven by politics in Baghdad," and quoted McCain as saying, "The Iraqis have made it very clear, including the meetings I had with the president and foreign minister of Iraq, that it's based on conditions on the ground. [...] I've always said we will come home with honor and with victory and not through a set timetable." But Kelemen did not note that in 2004, when asked what the United States would do if the "Iraqi government asks us to leave," McCain responded, "I think it's obvious that we would have to leave." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090005 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:46:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020008 NPR's Mara Liasson said that Sen. John McCain "has made a career of taking heat from his own party for working with liberal Democrats like ... Ted Kennedy on immigration." However, Liasson did not note that during his run for president, McCain reversed his position on a key component of comprehensive immigration reform, and stated that he would not vote for the bill he co-sponsored with Kennedy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020008 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:44:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 NPR's Ren&eacute;e Montagne, MSNBC's Pat Buchanan, and CNN's Bill Bennett all referred to the <em>National Journal</em>'s 2007 Vote Ratings, which ranked Sen. Barack Obama the most liberal senator that year, without noting the subjectivity of the ratings. The <em>National Journal</em> based its rankings not on all votes cast by senators in 2007, but on "99 key Senate votes, selected by <em>NJ</em> reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:21:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806200005 NPR's Scott Horsley reported on the attacks on Sen. Barack Obama's national security credentials by Sen. John McCain's campaign, including allies such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and played an audio clip of McCain saying, "And I think Mayor Giuliani, who is very well qualified on this issue, having been mayor of New York City at an incredible time in American history, has put it very well." However, Horsley did not note that McCain had previously said that "having been mayor of New York City" on 9-11 did not constitute foreign policy or national security experience. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806200005 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:30:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280009 During a report on NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>, correspondent Scott Horsley referred to Sen. John McCain as "ordinarily straight-talking," despite evidence of McCain's numerous falsehoods, flip-flops, inconsistencies, and instances of apparent political pandering. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280009 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:30:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805200003 NPR's Juan Williams asserted that Sen. John McCain "has fought his own party, the GOP, on immigration." And Fox News' Dick Morris stated that McCain "really has moved to the left of the Republican Party" on "the immigration bill." However, neither Williams nor Morris mentioned that McCain has reversed his position on immigration and now asserts that "we've got to secure the borders first" -- a position at odds with his prior assertion that border security could not be disaggregated from other aspects of comprehensive immigration reform without being rendered ineffective. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805200003 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:45:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130001 A <em><em>New York Times</em></em> article detailed the connection between numerous media military analysts and the Pentagon and defense industries, reporting that "the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to transform" media military analysts "into a kind of media Trojan horse -- an instrument intended to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks." A <em>Media Matters </em>review found that since January 1, 2002, the analysts named in the <em>Times</em> article -- many identified as having ties to the defense industry -- collectively appeared or were quoted as experts more than 4,500 times on ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130001 Tue, 13 May 2008 08:25:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805030001 National Public Radio political director Ken Rudin wrote in an April 30 blog post:<strong> <strong>"[D]id I really say on CNN that Hillary Clinton reminded me of Glenn Close in</strong> </strong><em><em>Fatal Attraction</em></em><strong><strong>? I did. I wish I hadn't. It was a facile and dumb comparison." As <em>Media Matters for America</em> noted, while discussing the Democratic presidential primary race on the </strong></strong>April 27 edition of CNN's <em>Sunday Morning</em>,<strong> <strong>Rudin said, "</strong></strong>Hillary Clinton is Glenn Close in <em><em>Fatal Attraction</em></em>." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805030001 Sat, 3 May 2008 13:52:37 EST