ABC's Jake Tapper Censors Critics

[Memekiller]

Memekiller vs. Jake Tapper: The Political Punch



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/16/173621/05

Apparently, Jake Tapper is a man who does not respond well to criticism. Unlike Swampland or CBS's PublicEye, Tapper's blog, PoliticalPunch, is quite selective about what they'll allow to be posted. Here's the thing, though. He doesn't remove things because they're uncivil, but because they demonstrate factual problems with his journalism.

Back when Tapper was reporting non-stop on the Pelosi plane trip scandal that wasn't, I tried to post the press release from the Sergeant at Arms that declared the Sergeant -- not Pelosi -- requested the plane, in direct contradiction of Tapper's assertions to the contrary. He certainly knew this because, as recounted here, he removed numerous efforts by me to post the press release, even going so far as to edit the statement out of a snarky comment they actually posted. Snark was okay, facts weren't. Then, Mike Stark pursued the story and actually managed to get Tapper to respond.

Well, guess what? Tapper's done it again.

[papau]

1. I've given up on Tapper -ABC pulls all my posts also -and they are always just facts with references

n/t

[grasswire]

2. Tapper always was a bit "off"

Even when he used to work at salon.com.

[Memekiller]

3. Weird...

I just don't get why they delete factual information that contradicts their reporting. I get why you might want to "keep it clean", but in one case, it was simply a press release that made the stories he was running BS.

[abq e streeter]

4. I think your first sentence answered your own question