Oliver Willis

3 Responses to “Go West, Young Man.”

1. 1 Oliver Willis
   Jul 24th, 2006 at 3:07 pm

   It isn’t all life and death, but it all certainly matters.

2. 2 Jay C
   Jul 24th, 2006 at 3:07 pm

   Let’s hope they cover more important things than ‘issues’ such as how a WaPo reporter wrote about applause the President’s comments received at an NAACP speech.

   I mean, was the news cycle light this weekend?

3. 3 Bushwacked
   Jul 24th, 2006 at 8:07 pm

   I wasn t quite sure which article you were referencing to.

   this one?

   & In his June 3 column, Rocky Mountain News media critic and Independence Institute research director Dave Kopel criticized the News and The Denver Post for “exaggerat[ing] the degree of scientific certainty regarding global warming issues” and “presenting a skewed and misleading perspective on the scientific data.” A Colorado Media Matters examination found that after Kopel’s column was published, numerous other Colorado commentators also touted the views of the small minority of global warming “skeptics.”

   this one?

   Colorado Right to Life president Diane Hochevar made several misleading statements in opposition to legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) that would have expanded eligibility for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research..

   or this one?

   Articles in The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News reported that a radio ad by the conservative Trailhead Group suggested that as state prosecutor, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Ritter was soft on crime because he plea-bargained 97 percent of his cases. But both articles failed to inform readers that the plea-agreement percentage cited for Ritter was similar to the national average; 95 percent of state court felony convictions and 96 percent of federal criminal convictions are obtained through plea agreements..

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