Comments on: The Madrassa Rumor Returns

[ceecee34]

It's a shame CBS needed Media Matters to point out the bogus nature of Couric's "reporting." Out of nowhere she brings up rumors that had already been reported and then thoroughly debunked by a CNN investigative report from Indonesia where facts were obtained first hand--and yet puts it out there as if it were an open issue. It's tabloid journalism. Don't bother to get the facts, just go for a sensational story and rely on a lot of innuendo.

[oldhacks]

FIRE COURIC NOW! We're all done giving her a chance. Shes made it perfectly clear that she fully intends on keeping pace with the other partisan hacks out there and it does a severe disservice to this country in not delivering honest news. FIRE HER NOW! WE"RE DONE WITH HER. And while you're at it have a progressive commentator at the round table on sunday mornings instead of two conservatives.

[edrieb]

it seems like katie needs to re-read the standards and practices manual - inserting personal opinion or views into a news story is inappropriate and against cbs policy.

if this is NOT her personal opinion, then the only other option would be seriously incompetent reporting and research.

please return to the standard of cronkite, edwards, kuralt, collins, osgood and all - this biased and inaccurate reporting gives CBS a real black eye!

[oldhacks]

After Courics attack on Elizabeth I'm sickend by the site of her. CBS needs to give her that 40,000,000 dollar check and see her to the door befor she sinks this network. I miss Dan.

[unhipcat]

katie should stick with plagiarizing. at least she won't get her facts wrong that way.

[m2key-2009]

"That's a page from my notebook. I'm Katie Couric," See -- BS News. There, fixed that.

[david.helms]

What exactly was the news event that prompted CBS News to re-air this discredited rumor. As far as I can tell, there was none. So I'm left with having to conclude that this was just a gratuitous attack on a Democratic presidential candidate.

And you wonder why your operation is sliding into irrelevancy?

[burfordholly]

It was not a "rumor," it was HOAX put out by the Moonies and picked up by Drudge and Fox.

It was HOAX like the hacking of Liebermann's web site, or the Licoln quote that members of Congress should "arrested, exiled, or hanged."

[coopermb1]

You'll note that Media Matters only posts actual quotes of the speaker or author...they then provide the entire transcript in order to avoid the standard "taken out of context" defense....and then, if it's simply an inaccurate statement of fact, they provide the actual fact with links so that you can check it out yourself...as someone stated earlier they are transparent, open, and do nothing more than what they say they do which is to correct conservative misinformation...no name-calling, personal judgements, or subjective rants....just objective, accurate facts...kind of like what journalists are supposed to provide rather than this "fair and balanced" fallacy/fantasy that has nothing to do with true journalism.

[id269]

Isn't this the way "news" works these days? Instead of there being any truth, there is only (as Stephen Colbert would say) "truthiness." There must always be a debate and both sides must be reported without commentary, despite the fact that one side verifiably incorrect. Why not parrot back the line of one side or the other even though it's clearly incorrect? Why not pretend there is a controversy, when there is only fact and lie?

This just in: Democrats and Republicans sparring. Democrats say the grass is purple, and Republicans insist that it's pink.

Why even bother to point out thte grass is green? Good for you Katie Couric; we're all proud of you reporting on the pink and purple grass.