Tag Results for scandal

The Catholic League took out a rare advertisement on the New York Times editorial page complaining about it's coverage of sexual abuse coverup charges that reach all the way to Pope Bennedict XVI. Is there anything to charges of anti-Catholic bias at the Times or other media or is it just sour grapes?

New York Governor David Paterson announced that he won't see election days after a New York Times story suggested that he intervened in a domestic violence case against one of his top aides. Last week's Times story on Paterson - which was the subject of rampage pre-publication rumor and speculation in other media outlets - was widely seen as a misfore. This time, though, the paper appears to have hit the mark.

"Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: Topics include NBC's handling of the 2010 Olympics; the National Enquirer is allowed to compete for a Pulitzer Prize; Esquire's powerful profile of Roger Ebert; journalists still getting caught plagiarizing; and praise for the Boston Globe and Boston Herald's coverage of Amy Bishop's Massachusetts roots.

Word that that the New York Times was working on a profile of New York Gov. David Paterson sent the rumor mill into overdrive. Reports of sex and drug use, fueled in part by Paterson's admission of past indiscretions, forced the governor to defend himself against a story that has not even been published yet.

The NY Post hires Ashley Dupre, the call girl who derailed Eliot Spitzer's political career, to write a sex and relationship column. Was this a smart business decision, or is it over the line?

On a special edition of Beat the Press, Emily Rooney and her panel reflect on the media coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy over his long political career. A group of veteran reporters looks back at his early political life, his personal and family tragedies, as well as some of the lighter moments between the Senator and the press. Guests include Sam Allis of The Boston Globe, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald, Dan Rea of WBZ Radio and political analyst John Henning.