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Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 05/17/2013

AP subpoena: Who says 550 interviews is enough?
By Erik Wemple
Who gets to decide when the government has exhausted investigative alternatives short of snooping into journalists' phone records. The government.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:45 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Justice Department, media shield law, President Obama

Posted at 02:02 PM ET, 05/16/2013

President Obama on allegations of overreach in AP case: No comment!
By Erik Wemple
Time to take another look at the possibility of a media shield law, says the president.

By Erik Wemple  |  02:02 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Justice Department, President Obama

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 05/16/2013

Dan Rather focuses on Republican obstructionism
By Erik Wemple
Politics! Implications for 2014! Hillary Clinton's chances! And other ways to avoid addressing the nitty-gritty of today's issues.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:12 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Benghazi, Dan Rather, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IRS

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013

Fox News's Bill O'Reilly: AP has been 'exceedingly kind' to President Obama
By Erik Wemple
Hammer AP on the one hand, use its content on the other: Fox News!

By Erik Wemple  |  08:32 AM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Associated Press, Fox News

Posted at 08:21 AM ET, 05/15/2013

Maddow on DOJ v. AP: 'This fight is inevitable'
By Erik Wemple
The Constitution takes sides on media freedom, notes the MSNBC host.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:21 AM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Justice Department, Rachel Maddow

Posted at 03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013

CNN: We've instituted 'checks and balances'
By Erik Wemple
An "ongoing" internal review is addressing the network's embarrassment of last week.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:51 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon bombings, CNN, Fox News

Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013

AP: 'That's a bogus tweet'
By Erik Wemple
The AP tweets a breaking story that isn't a breaking story at all. "Bogus," says spokesman.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:23 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Obama, White House

Posted at 06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013

FBI statement to haunt CNN, AP, others
By Erik Wemple
Just how many sources did the Associated Press rely on for its erroneous report of an arrest in the Boston marathon case?

By Erik Wemple  |  06:04 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  AP, Boston bombings, Boston marathon, CNN

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 10/23/2012

Fox News and the Associated Press: What’s next?
By Erik Wemple
What’s next for the two big media operations?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:12 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news roger ailes ap, roger ailes ap, fox news roger ailes ap bias, fox news roger ailes bill o'reilly ap, fox news ap, fox news associated press, associated press fox news bias ailes

Posted at 04:11 PM ET, 10/17/2012

Presidential debate: AP fact-check very kind to President Obama
By Erik Wemple
President Obama has got to like AP’s debate fact-check.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:11 PM ET, 10/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Forecasts | Tags:  ap fact-check libya, ap fact-check romney crowley libya, ap fact-check romney libya, ap fact-check benghazi, ap fact check benghazi crowley obama

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 10/11/2012

Charge: Lefty media making ‘fools’ of Americans
By Erik Wemple
Blog reader mad about media’s ‘left-wing’ preference.

By Erik Wemple  |  12:59 PM ET, 10/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  liberal media bias, left wing media, mitt romney media bias, barack obama media bias, virginia school romney photo, ap photo romney, romney photo kids

Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 10/10/2012

AP says it ‘fell short’ with Romney photo caption
By Erik Wemple
AP says it ‘fell short’ with Romney photo caption.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:39 AM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap romney photo kids, ap photo romney, kids ap photo romney gaping, romney virginia ap photo kid, romney elementary school kids photo

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 10/10/2012

O’Reilly blasts AP, even though Fox uses it
By Erik Wemple
O’Reilly calls AP ‘biased’ against Romney, fails to note that Fox uses AP.

By Erik Wemple  |  07:35 AM ET, 10/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fox news ap o'reilly, o'reilly fox news ap photo, fox news o'reilly romney photo, ap romney photo fox, o'reily ap photo romney

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 10/09/2012

AP criticized over a Romney photo
By Erik Wemple
News service responds by amending caption on controversial Romney photo.

By Erik Wemple  |  01:12 PM ET, 10/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  associated press photo romney, ap romney photo kids, ap romney photo, romney photo kids, romney ap

Posted at 11:52 AM ET, 09/26/2012

AP editor cites Bachmann fact-checking ‘quota’
By Erik Wemple
Editor from Associated Press jokes about Bachmann fact-checking ‘quota.’

By Erik Wemple  |  11:52 AM ET, 09/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jim drinkard, associated press, ap, fact-checking, democrats, republicans, fairness, media bias, michele bachmann, hpv vaccine

Posted at 12:52 PM ET, 09/19/2012

Fact-checkers batter Romney over fundraiser remarks
By Erik Wemple
A new arena for fact-checkers: Reviewing remarks that weren’t supposed to be checked

By Erik Wemple  |  12:52 PM ET, 09/19/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mitt romney, politifact, factcheck.org, ap, kfly, washington post glenn kessler

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 09/10/2012

No lap action for VP Biden in already-famous AP shot
By Erik Wemple
AP photog: Biden didn’t have biker lady in his lap.

By Erik Wemple  |  03:13 PM ET, 09/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  carolyn kaster, ap, biden, bikers, photo, diner

Posted at 01:58 PM ET, 05/18/2012

Critic calls AP ‘primarily” an aggregation service
By Erik Wemple
AP: News aggregator or news breaker?

By Erik Wemple  |  01:58 PM ET, 05/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  steve buttry, associated press, ap, aggregation, huffington post

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 05/08/2012

Media news derivatives: May 8
By Erik Wemple
A roundup of media stories for May 8

By Erik Wemple  |  08:29 AM ET, 05/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap, greta van susteren, mediaite, cnn, bill keller, atlantic

Posted at 08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012

Media news derivatives: May 7
By Erik Wemple
A summary of media stories for May 7.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:36 AM ET, 05/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tom brokaw, david carr, new york times, politico, charles barkley, ap, eric carvin

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 03/14/2012

AP (usually) wants administration officials on the record
By Erik Wemple
Except when they’re giving us scoops.

By Erik Wemple  |  04:18 PM ET, 03/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  president obama, china, associated press, ap, trade, rare earths

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 17
By Erik Wemple
For Feb. 17.

By Erik Wemple  |  11:30 AM ET, 02/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, washington post, wall street journal, apple, china, gawker, politico, ap, whitney houston