Erik Wemple: abc


Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013

The Benghazi approach to government transparency
By Erik Wemple
Really want to smoke out government secrets? The Benghazi story suggests an approach.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:18 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CIA, Fox News, White House

Posted at 08:27 AM ET, 05/21/2013

Daily Show's Jon Stewart lumps ABC News into Washington scandals
By Erik Wemple
Likens misfiring e-mail summary to the documentary viability of "a Groupon."

By Erik Wemple  |  08:27 AM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, scandal

Posted at 12:45 PM ET, 05/20/2013

The REAL problem with ABC News's Benghazi story
By Erik Wemple
And it has nothing to do with the summarized e-mails.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:45 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, Obama administration, President Obama

Posted at 06:08 PM ET, 05/18/2013

'Doctored' Benghazi e-mails rankle Dem lawmaker
By Erik Wemple
Media criticism from a Democratic congressman: If you want to rely on anonymous sources, please reveal their "potential bias."

By Erik Wemple  |  06:08 PM ET, 05/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, adam Schiff, Benghazi, Weekly Standard

Posted at 05:34 PM ET, 05/16/2013

Former Obama official on Benghazi: 'Press has been so lazy, it's infuriating'
By Erik Wemple
A hundred pages of e-mails detailing administration actions on Benghazi tell us only so much.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:34 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CNN, State Department, Susan Rice

Posted at 01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013

CNN cites ABC News, Weekly Standard for inaccurate Benghazi reports

By Erik Wemple
A White House official may not have been as partial to the State Department as previous reports suggested. Does that matter?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:52 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Benghazi, CNN, Weekly Standard

Posted at 10:59 AM ET, 04/19/2013

Boston bombings: ABC News's exclusive video of SUV!
By Erik Wemple
Sometimes you take what you can get.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:59 AM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC, Boston bombings

Posted at 02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Gosnell coverage linchpin: Network TV news
By Erik Wemple
The Gosnell media critique would be nowhere without the much-talked-about network "blackout."

By Erik Wemple  |  02:42 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, TV networks

Posted at 05:13 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Hillary Clinton's hair, Part II: Asking about appearances
By Erik Wemple
Barbara Walters can pull off anything. Anything.

By Erik Wemple  |  05:13 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Barbara Walters, hair, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted at 03:16 PM ET, 03/06/2013

ABC News asked Dominican women for IDs!
By Erik Wemple
When interviewing people about shady circumstances, card them.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:16 PM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News

Posted at 04:59 PM ET, 03/05/2013

ABC News blows up Menendez story
By Erik Wemple
ABC News waits and waits and waits — then destroys the Menendez prostitution story.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:59 PM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Daily Caller, Robert Menendez

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 12/19/2012

Tapper: Columbine inspired question to Obama
By Erik Wemple
Jake Tapper asks President Obama a question: "Where have you been" on gun control?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:42 PM ET, 12/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, gun control, Jake Tapper, President Obama

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 12/13/2012

Barbara Walters poses already-posed questions to Hillary Clinton
By Erik Wemple
Barbara Walters interviews Hillary Clinton for her "most fascinating people" series. Watch the hardballs fly!

By Erik Wemple  |  06:04 PM ET, 12/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ABC News, Barbara Walters, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Posted at 07:27 AM ET, 10/09/2012

Ryan campaign cuts off local TV reporter’s interview
By Erik Wemple
Was the reporter editorializing?

By Erik Wemple  |  07:27 AM ET, 10/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  paul ryan local tv interview, paul ryan interview cut off, paul ryan abc affiliate interview, paul ryan interview ended, ryan local tv reporter, ryan tv reporter interview

Posted at 05:01 PM ET, 09/28/2012

RNC issues e-mail blast for story critical of RNC
By Erik Wemple
Why did GOP e-mail blast ABC story?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:01 PM ET, 09/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, john kerry, abc news, jake tapper, republican national committee, GOP, kirsten kukowski, benghazi

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012

NBC News and Obama redistribution video: Trust but verify

By Erik Wemple
NBC News, not accepting human authentication

By Erik Wemple  |  03:50 PM ET, 09/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NBC, CBS, ABC, fareed zakaria, president obama, redistribution, washington post, drudge report, slow, authentication, video

Posted at 10:09 AM ET, 09/14/2012

Romney adds horse-race chatter to ABC interview
By Erik Wemple
Mitt Romney injects ‘likability’ topic into Stephanopoulos interview.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:09 AM ET, 09/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, abc news, george stephanopoulos, likability

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012

Networks hype Akin, with good reason: Mediology, Aug. 23
By Erik Wemple
Are the networks giving too much attention to Akin?

By Erik Wemple  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  todd akin, newsbusters, joe biden, equivalency, nbc, cbs, abc, media matters for america, new york times

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 08/22/2012

Obama White House manipulating local reporters? Mediology Aug. 22
By Erik Wemple
What’s going down in the ideologically driven media world?

By Erik Wemple  |  10:45 AM ET, 08/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  newsbusters, breitbart.com, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, media matters for america, robin roberts, abc news, larry conners, president obama, matthew sheffield

Posted at 07:06 AM ET, 08/02/2012

News media derivatives: Aug. 2

By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for Aug. 2.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:06 AM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, nbc, cq roll call, fishbowldc, spokesman-review, wolf blitzer

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Vetting errors: ABC News and the rush to get it wrong
By Erik Wemple
Journalism’s rush to get it wrong

By Erik Wemple  |  02:30 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  brian ross abc news, supreme court, fox news, cnn, huffington post, national review online, cbssports.com, politico, daily news

Posted at 08:42 AM ET, 07/25/2012

Media news derivatives: July 25
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 25

By Erik Wemple  |  08:42 AM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  brian ross, abc news, reuters, harman family, jane harman, newsweek daily beast, iac

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 07/24/2012

Media news derivatives: July 24
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for July 24

By Erik Wemple  |  08:01 AM ET, 07/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  huma abedin, dan kennedy, boston globe, detroit free press, detroit news, michele bachmann, jon stewart, abc news

Posted at 12:29 PM ET, 07/20/2012

Colorado shootings: ABC News’s bogus report
By Erik Wemple
A retracted report by Brian Ross spurs bias claims.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:29 PM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, brian ross, newsbusters, tea party patriots, denver, colorado, aurora shootings, jim holmes, james holmes

Posted at 03:49 PM ET, 07/18/2012

Libor, still underappreciated

By Erik Wemple
The Libor scandal, still in search of respectability

By Erik Wemple  |  03:49 PM ET, 07/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  libor, abc, london, fda, nbc, abc news, nbc news, diane sawyer, kerry kennedy, olypmics

Posted at 04:19 PM ET, 07/17/2012

Nine reasons to cover Libor
By Erik Wemple
Nine reasons to cover Libor.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:19 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  libor, coverage, abc, nbc, dylan matthews, washington post, wonkblog, eliot spitzer, current tv

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 07/17/2012

Libor-dissing continues
By Erik Wemple
What stories beat out Libor last night on ABC.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:10 PM ET, 07/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  libor, abc, nbc, mitt romney, media matters for america, dan abrams, diane sawyer

Posted at 04:02 PM ET, 07/16/2012

Who wants to cover Libor?

By Erik Wemple
Should ABC and NBC have covered the Libor scandal more thoroughly?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:02 PM ET, 07/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  LIBOR, abc, nbc, scandal, london interback offered rate, barclays, bob diamond

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 07/13/2012

Romney and the media: A trend line
By Erik Wemple
Divining trends in the Romney campaign’s approach to the media.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:13 PM ET, 07/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, romney campaign, fox news, abc, jonathan karl, boston globe, bain departure, washington post

Posted at 12:54 PM ET, 07/11/2012

Fox News’s Sean Hannity sniffs ‘manipulative’ polling numbers
By Erik Wemple
Fox analysts see something fishy in polling numbers.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:54 PM ET, 07/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sean hannity, fox news, polling, democratic, republican, washington post-abc poll, sarah palin

Posted at 07:28 AM ET, 06/21/2012

Media news derivatives: June 21
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for June 21.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:28 AM ET, 06/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, marco rubio, abc, bill o'reilly, lanny davis, fox & friends, new york times, ann curry, today show, bob hall, philadelphia media network, glenn beck

Posted at 02:40 PM ET, 06/20/2012

Mitt Romney’s unconvincing ABC slam
By Erik Wemple
His unconvincing slam.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:40 PM ET, 06/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, jonathan karl, mitt romney, marco rubio, vetting, vice president, abc, washington post, wall street journal

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 05/25/2012

A call for improved John Edwards flirtation coverage
By Erik Wemple
How does a journo describe flirting?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:10 PM ET, 05/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  john edwards, johnny reid edwards, washington post, abc news, flirtation, alternate juror

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 05/15/2012

NPR audits its own coverage of same-sex marriage
By Erik Wemple
NPR same-sex marriage coverage: To the victor go the spoils.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:22 AM ET, 05/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Edward Schumacher-Matos, npr, ombudsman, abc robin roberts, same-sex marriage

Posted at 04:04 PM ET, 05/11/2012

Why did ABC News let Obama choose his interviewer?

By Erik Wemple
Should ABC News have told the White House, ‘Hey, we’ll decide who does the interview’?

By Erik Wemple  |  04:04 PM ET, 05/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fred francis, Barbara Cochran, cbs, nbc, abc, walter cronkite, jack shafer, robin roberts, president obama, barack obama, gay marriage

Posted at 12:11 PM ET, 05/10/2012

Fox’s Shepard Smith, leaning conservative on gay marriage
By Erik Wemple
Fox’s straight hard-news coverage tilts conservative on gay marriage.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:11 PM ET, 05/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox news, shepard smith, burkean reform, president obama, gay marriage, abc news

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 23
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 23.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:34 AM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abc news, jake tapper, white house, anthony shadid, new york times, newt gingrich, bill keller, le figaro

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012

News orgs tread cautiously on Syria
By Erik Wemple
Will risk of reporting in war zone justify getting the story directly?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  syria, marie colvin, danger, foreign reporting, abc, cbs, cnn, washington post