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In reply to the discussion: White House office to delete its FOIA regulations [View all]jakeXT
(10,575 posts)63. ABC did something on his twitter account
ABC News started Tuesday with what the editors no doubt thought was a scoop. By the lunch hour, the prosecution-sourced story on the Boston marathon bombing was an embarrassment. And by the end of the day, a cover-up was in place.
At 9:32am ESTtimed to mesh with the start of Tuesdays trial proceedingsABC News posted Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs Secret Online Life, a story entirely sourced to prosecution and/or FBI leaks. As such, it previewed the argument the prosecution sought to advance that day, namely that Tsarnaevs social media presence revealed him to be a dedicated jihadist bent on waging war on Americans.
The original story uncritically referenced prosecution talking points, portraying them as unchallenged fact. As a result, readers of the original story were told:
The second, secret Twitter account was under the name Ghuraba, which loosely translates as the Muslim word for strangers, and showed a picture of Mecca.
http://whowhatwhy.org/2015/03/10/media-fail-abcs-secret-online-life-story-leads-secret-edits/
At 9:32am ESTtimed to mesh with the start of Tuesdays trial proceedingsABC News posted Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs Secret Online Life, a story entirely sourced to prosecution and/or FBI leaks. As such, it previewed the argument the prosecution sought to advance that day, namely that Tsarnaevs social media presence revealed him to be a dedicated jihadist bent on waging war on Americans.
The original story uncritically referenced prosecution talking points, portraying them as unchallenged fact. As a result, readers of the original story were told:
The second, secret Twitter account was under the name Ghuraba, which loosely translates as the Muslim word for strangers, and showed a picture of Mecca.
http://whowhatwhy.org/2015/03/10/media-fail-abcs-secret-online-life-story-leads-secret-edits/
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The entire detailed legislative and legal history is what some folks are missing. Obama's White
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#5
"well-settled legal interpretations." sounds like bush's excuse for water-boarding
Romeo.lima333
Mar 2015
#27
Codifying settled law, in the legal sense, is now cause for outrage directed personally at Obama for some folks it seems.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#11
Something smells rotten, but maybe you are facing in the wrong direction, sir?
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#16
Erm, so all that Clinton-hunting, breaking down the walls of the White House
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2015
#12
"consistent with court rulings that hold that the office is not subject to the transparency law."
elleng
Mar 2015
#18
This ruling applies to the WH Office of Administration and implements a 2009 apellate decision
onenote
Mar 2015
#21
Ditto - on your headline only. The ODS on DU in times like these is truly sickening.
Fred Sanders
Mar 2015
#28
Transparency my ass - just another perty speech by a slick-talking front for the Oligarchs.
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2015
#36
Yes its the freakin' center of the universe. Now name one person who has worked
onenote
Mar 2015
#54
In 2009 the courts held that the statute doesn't apply to it OA in a suit brought in 2007
onenote
Mar 2015
#59
I recall that Obama promised transparency in his administration when he ran for president
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#47
A court ruled in 2009 that the FOIA statute didn't cover the WH Office of Administration
onenote
Mar 2015
#51
Lovely rant. Has nothing to do with the act of taking an unenforced and unenforceable
onenote
Mar 2015
#64
First and foremost, Obama is a politician. Before he is anything else we want him to be.
Calista241
Mar 2015
#97