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New media points out AP Obama approval poll sample total fiction

By Steve McGough / May 11, 2011 /

Unbelievable. How does the Associated Press improve the people’s impression of President Obama’s approval numbers overnight? Completely change the sample and under-estimate the number of Republicans by half.

Media can’t get anything right when it comes to firearms

By Steve McGough / February 16, 2013 /

Why do I keep demanding retractions and corrections from media outlets? I’m giving up, they won’t listen and even if they do correct the error they make the exact same error in the future. Journalists don’t know everything, editors are supposed to know more, but the profession is being dumbed-down day-by-day.

Right Track Wrong Track … Just a bad poll – Audio

By Jim Vicevich / April 23, 2009 /

This is getting enormous play today. A new Associated Press poll states that the public is confident that President Obama has the nation on the right track …. the first time in 5 years.

AP Bias on Display Again – Mea Culpa Time?

By Steve McGough / March 11, 2008 / Comments Off on AP Bias on Display Again – Mea Culpa Time?

The AP’s headline should read that 54 out of 59 water treatment plants in Iraq meet or exceed strict water standards, but it doesn’t. Michelle Malkin posted a full review of the story – Bias alert: The Cheney/KBR-deranged Associated Press spins a DoD report on water quality in Iraq – and unlike the AP story…

FARC – terrorist organization in Columbia

By Steve McGough / March 9, 2008 / Comments Off on FARC – terrorist organization in Columbia

Ahh, the wonderful theory that the Associated Press is an unbiased news organization. Hat tip to Jim Taranto, writing Best of the Web for the Wall Street Journal Online.

Did you hear? US, Colalition forces winning war in Iraq

By Steve McGough / July 27, 2008 / Comments Off on Did you hear? US, Colalition forces winning war in Iraq

You probably didn’t hear, at least that is what many non-main stream media outlets surmised today. You see, two Associated Press reporters that had the gall to write a story with the headline Analysis: US now winning Iraq war that seemed lost. Robert Burns’s and Robert H. Reid’s piece was released by the AP on…