Soundbites May 2016
The outlet behind Panama Papers disclosure calls Wikileaks irresponsible; Cokie Roberts’ uncontroversial Trump remarks spark outrage at NPR; Sanders’ caucus victories in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington state portrayed by CNN as wins in ‘largely white and rural’ states despite being relatively non-white and urban; NYT runs story based on a Citigroup study that warns about the dangers of public pensions; In 2015, NYT published at least 1,538 articles concealing a source’s identity, often giving dubious justifications for granting anonymity.
