CNN and NPR Fail to Question White House Spin; Repeat Errors

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Huffington Post:

When the White House released the erroneous fact that president Obama would be the first President since John F. Kennedy to visit Puerto Rico, CNN, NPR and others accepted it as fact and began reporting it. Without checking the White House's spin, many media organizations highlighted Obama's visit and failed to find that the White House was wrong -- President Gerald Ford had visited Puerto Rico in 1976 and was the last president to do so. While many outlets reported the error, CNN and NPR repeated it and failed to correct the mistake while highlighting the trip.

National Public Radio used the erroneous statistic to develop a stand-alone story, highlight its significance for Puerto Rican Americans and give President Obama accolades for his commitment to the island. NPR host Melissa Block introduced the piece titled, "Why is Obama Going to Puerto Rico", by stressing "what Obama's visit means to a growing Puerto Rican population -- and his re-election efforts." Block interviewed Frances Robles, correspondent with the Miami Herald, from Puerto Rico who also emphasized the historic visit. When Robles confronted the White House and NPR's error at the top of her interview, Block failed to acknowledge it. Block never corrected NPR's error even when challenged. In subsequent news updates, NPR repeated the White House's factual blunder despite online fact checkers highlighting it.


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HuffPo is getting sort of weird reporting on these types of things.

[Geee]

"HuffPo is getting sort of weird reporting on these types of things."

 

 

It's the AOL/HuffPo thing. The were getting too many complaints.