Air America Radio Scandel: MSM Makes an Appearance
The Mainstream Media has finally picked up the Air America Radio Scandel. The ASSociated Press has N.Y. Community Center Loan Investigated.
Note the header on the piece.
By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press WriterAugust 13, 2005, 9:39 AM EDT
NEW YORK — State and city officials are investigating how $875,000 from a community center funded largely by government grants and contracts wound up in the coffers of Air America, the liberal radio network.
A spokesman for Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said his office has opened a probe into the financial dealings of the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, which runs programs for poor children and senior citizens.
Ok, look at Flap’s first piece, Air America FLAP: Follow the Money – JULY 29.
This has been discussed throughout the blogosphere for weeks and no coverage from the MSM. But, finally!
And this story despite the Lefts attempt to derail the story with these pieces:
THE SOURCE for the “Air America stole from poor children” claim.
It’s fun to check in with Memeorandum now and then to see what the righties are linking to. Yesterday they were swarming like flies to a carcass to a story that appears to be phony.
I say “appears”; maybe it isn’t. It’s hard to tell, for reasons that I hope become apparent as you read this post. The point of this post is not to prove or disprove certain allegations, but to illustrate how, shall we say, uncritical reading and writing can create a lot of smoke without there necessarily being a fire.
The MSM in these cities have finally picked up the story:
The AP article by David Caruso is being carried by dozens of MSM papers, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Myrtle Beach Sun News, Kansas City Star, Tallahassee Democrat, Grand Forks Herald, Bradenton Herald, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Duluth News Tribune, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, philly.com, Biloxi Sun Herald, Monterey County Herald, Fort Wayne News, San Luis Obispo Tribune, Kansas.com, Centre Daily Times, Pioneer Press, Macon Telegraph, Charlotte Observer, Seattle Post Intelligencer, MLive.com, The UK Guardian, Worcester Telegram, Wilmington Morning Star, Times Daily, Tuscaloosa News, The Ledger, and Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail
Why has it taken so long?
Michelle Malkin has a funny update to this story referencing a root canal.
Brainster’s Blog listens to an entire episode of Al Franken’s show–an experience that’s “worse than root canal.”
Indeed, root canal treatment is generally faster than the MSM getting around to covering this story about Air America’s theft of moeny from poor kids in New York.
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