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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri May 17, 2013, 11:21 AM May 2013

ABC’s Benghazi problem festers


Jonathan Karl said he "obtained" controversial emails. He didn't, his leaks had errors, and ABC hasn't fixed it yet

BY ALEX SEITZ-WALD


What did they know and when they did they know it? That question has been posed to the White House a lot this week — but it should also be put to ABC News, which has been caught reporting as fact emails about the Benghazi controversy that, it turns out, were doctored by Republican aides. There’s no indication that ABC and its reporter, Jonathan Karl, knew the emails were manipulated before reporting them, of course. But the network may run into trouble for overplaying its hand in claiming it had “obtained” emails that, we learn today from CBS News, were actually notes taken by GOP aides being briefed on the emails.

That might be less of a problem if the characterization of the emails was accurate. It was not.

Here’s a timeline of ABC’s role in the matter:

Friday, May 10 – Morning: Karl’s explosive report that ABC had “obtained” 12 different versions of the administration’s talking points on the Benghazi attack quickly made the controversy the top news item of the day as every other news organization rushed to aggregate and digest his report (including Salon).

Full article:
http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/abcs_benghazi_problem/
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blm

(112,919 posts)
1. Jonathan Karl and Ron Fournier - GOPs go-to guys to catapult the propaganda.
Fri May 17, 2013, 11:23 AM
May 2013

Hound them out of business.

GOP tool Jonathan Karl
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GOP tool Ron Fournier
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leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
7. Thx for the link
Fri May 17, 2013, 12:26 PM
May 2013

I used it to send a polite message that they should be embarrassed at what their employee did this week and owe everyone an apology for messing up a story so badly.

Progressive dog

(6,861 posts)
8. Thanks, I used the link
Fri May 17, 2013, 12:37 PM
May 2013

and left a comment.
I wasn't particularly polite. They allowed their reporter to lie about the origins of a news story to give it credibility.

W T F

(1,145 posts)
6. Gee, I wonder what Dan Rather's thinking about right now!!!!
Fri May 17, 2013, 12:20 PM
May 2013

Do you think anyone would call for Karl's resignation??? No because IOKIYAR..

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
14. Exactly,
Fri May 17, 2013, 02:21 PM
May 2013

at least his info was accurate. Nobody remembers W showing up for guard duty, hmm. He was AWOL all right.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
12. I just hit them up with an e-mail
Fri May 17, 2013, 02:18 PM
May 2013

I even mentioned that sweet Judy Miller had nothing up on you guys.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
16. Poor Jon Karl's "Juice" has run out.
Fri May 17, 2013, 03:13 PM
May 2013

I'm guessing the other "news" org smelled blood in the water over at abc and couldn't wait to pounce? Jake Tapper at cnn(that outstanding "news" source) Major Garrett from cbs(long way from his fox days) and I imagine I'll hear from nbc soon.

thanks DV

UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
17. ABC News was played like a fool.........
Fri May 17, 2013, 04:10 PM
May 2013

The GOP used ABC news.......

ABC news should hide their faces in shame!

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
20. And unlike the docs Rather got, these were untrue, where as his may have been doctored, but the info
Sat May 18, 2013, 02:44 AM
May 2013

gleaned from them was true.

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