Media Matters - Savannah Guthrie http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/savannah_guthrie This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Savannah Guthrie en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America NBC's Guthrie, Todd suggested report shows Obama actions at odds with "hands-off" pledge, ignoring contrary evidence http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230013 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Savannah Guthrie and Chuck Todd suggested that findings in an internal report on President-elect Obama's top advisers' contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his staff were inconsistent with Obama's previous statements suggesting that he would have a "hands-off" approach to the selection of his replacement in the U.S. Senate. But neither Guthrie nor Todd mentioned statements in the report that appear to contradict their suggestion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812230013 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:45:45 EST NBC's Guthrie falsely suggested Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was about abortion http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130005 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Savannah Guthrie falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said of his two daughters: "I don't want them punished with a baby." In fact, Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made his comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130005 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:38:21 EST Jansing, Halperin uncritically report Palin's false charge that Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was about abortion http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110004 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Chris Jansing uncritically aired Gov. Sarah Palin's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said of his two daughters: "I don't want them punished with a baby." However, Jansing did not note that Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made his comment. <em>Time</em>'s Mark Halperin also uncritically reported Palin's attack without pointing out it was false. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110004 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:12:46 EST <em>Morning Joe </em>allowed McCain adviser to falsely assert Clinton and Obama are "talking about raising taxes across the board" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280003 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and NBC News' Savannah Guthrie did not challenge senior McCain adviser Steve Schmidt's false assertion that "[w]ith regard to the economy," Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "talking about raising taxes across the board." In fact, Obama and Clinton have proposed tax cuts -- not tax increases -- for the poor and the middle class. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803280003 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:01:50 EST