Really bad journalism:

This blog complained about Hillary for saying:

Why don't we hold these Wall Street money-grubbers responsible for their role in this recession?

Which was "reported" at the Huffington Post (taken from the Chicago Tribune).

That was false. Played on ABC's World News Tonight (and discussed at ABC's Political Punch website), what she actually said was:

Why don't we hold these Wall Street money-brokers responsible for their role in this recession?

The audio is clear. Reporting that Clinton used an inflammatory expression like "Wall Street money-grubbers" without being really sure, is unforgivable. Rick Pearson of the Tribune, failed miserably in this regard.


posted by Quiddity at 5/05/2008 07:03:00 PM