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Fort Worth Star-Telegram admits report on ACA left out key information
Last edited Tue Jan 7, 2014, 07:38 AM - Edit history (1)
Blogger Maggie Mahar writes for healthinsurance.org, and in a two-part post over this past weekend she criticized the Star-Telegram for doing what she considered a poor job of fact-checking the story before publication.
Specifically, Mahar said her research showed that claims the people made concerning their efforts to get affordable insurance were exaggerated and that a Google search revealed that three of the four people quoted in the story as “losers” under Obamacare were all Tea Party members and more likely to be predisposed to find fault with the Affordable Care Act.
One of the women quoted in the story, Whitney Johnson, told us Monday that, although she is not a member of the Tea Party, her mother is the founder of the Parker County Tea Party chapter. Johnson also wrote a letter to the Concerned Women For America that appeared on the Tea Party website, in which she makes her feelings about the Affordable Care Act pretty clear.
Johnson later found affordable insurance at the healthcare website with the help of a Fort Worth broker. Tea Party members, of course, need insurance just like members of other political parties.
Specifically, Mahar said her research showed that claims the people made concerning their efforts to get affordable insurance were exaggerated and that a Google search revealed that three of the four people quoted in the story as “losers” under Obamacare were all Tea Party members and more likely to be predisposed to find fault with the Affordable Care Act.
One of the women quoted in the story, Whitney Johnson, told us Monday that, although she is not a member of the Tea Party, her mother is the founder of the Parker County Tea Party chapter. Johnson also wrote a letter to the Concerned Women For America that appeared on the Tea Party website, in which she makes her feelings about the Affordable Care Act pretty clear.
Johnson later found affordable insurance at the healthcare website with the help of a Fort Worth broker. Tea Party members, of course, need insurance just like members of other political parties.
The complete article is at http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/01/06/5464752/star-telegram-report-on-affordable.html?rh=1 .
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Last edited Tue Jan 7, 2014, 01:05 PM - Edit history (1)
The one sentence that smells like bologna in the opinion piece by executive editor Jim Witt is about one-third of the way through:
In effect, she {Maggie Mahar} suggested we slanted the story to make sure it put the president’s healthcare plan in a bad light.
That’s not true. We stand behind the details we presented in the story, although I agree there are things we should have done to bring the story up to our standards.
That’s not true. We stand behind the details we presented in the story, although I agree there are things we should have done to bring the story up to our standards.
The lies of the teabaggers have been discredited yet Witt still stands behinds the details presented in the story? I'm sorry, but Witt is either a dupe or is trying to pull the wool over our eyes.
Jim Witt may have a future as press mgr. for the mayor in Toronto.
