HOME     ABOUT     ADVERTISE     DONATE     MEDIA     SUBSCRIBE     tips@bigheadDC.com
BIG HEADLINE NEWS, featuring AP reports

HOT HEADLINERS
Thursday July 26th, 2007 8:00 AM by BHDC Staff  
Filed under: Journalism, GOP, Politics, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Larry Flynt, Justin Rood, Secrets, abrad2345

plate.JPGWe recently told you about some questionable reporting by ABC News blogger Justin Rood that left more questions unearthed than it answered. The story in this instance involved some mysterious YouTube videos by a user named abrad2345, which take some below-the-belt swipes at Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Al Gore. At the time Rood filed his report, he didn’t know who created the videos, and he said as much in the report.

Now, more concrete details are surfacing. One blogger has done the kind of investigative reporting you might have expected Rood to conduct, determining that the creator(s) of the videos likely live in the Los Angeles area.

As we’ve asked before regarding the “DC Madam” case, why is ABC rushing out stories, rather than doing the research necessary to deliver real public good with real answers? Do we need to call Hustler’s Larry Flynt to get the full story again?

Some in the media business are willing to speculate on ABC’s latest missteps.

Said one insider who asked not to be identified: “Here’s the thing — of course they are going to go crazy with too many blog posts…. where else are they going to report political news? They have no cable network, and ABC News Now? You’ve got to be kidding….They have to wait until Charlie Gibson comes on at night to report anything, and by the morning, they need to focus on their pathetic town hall meetings with candidates where people have fallen asleep on camera.

“[The] bigger ABC issue is that the recent cutbacks and layoffs have really demoralized the network,” our source added. “There is a huge sense of loss that all of these veteran staffers are headed out the door.”

In the meantime, as long as ABC continues with the rush jobs, it’s all of our loss.

................................................................................................................................................................................................




 

E-mail this post:





e-mail this
facebook
del.icio.us
stumble

  1. 5 Comments to 'ABC’s Rushed Reporting Could Cost Network Another Scoop'



  1. […] Wesley Clark Link to Article john mccain ABC’s Rushed Reporting Could Cost Network Another Scoop » Posted at Big Head DC on Thursday, July 26, 2007 We recently told you about some questionable reporting by ABC News blogger Justin Rood that left more questions unearthed than it answered. The story in this instance involved some mysterious YouTube videos by a user named abrad2345, which take some below-the-belt swipes at Fred Thompson, John McCain, Al Gore and John McCain View Entire Article » […]

    posted July 26th, 2007 at 10:45 am | Quote


  1. […] Wesley Clark Link to Article mitt romney ABC’s Rushed Reporting Could Cost Network Another Scoop » Posted at Big Head DC on Thursday, July 26, 2007 ABC’s Rushed Reporting Could Cost Network Another Scoop Thursday July 26th, 2007 8:00 AM by BHDC Staff Filed under: Journalism, … , which take some below-the-belt swipes at Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Al Gore View Entire Article » […]

    posted July 26th, 2007 at 11:46 am | Quote


  1. […] ABOUT     ADVERTISE     MEDIA   TIPS@BIGHEADDC.COM    EXCLUSIVE: “DC Madam” Insists ABC Knew More Than It Reported   Thursday July 26th, 2007 2:49 PM by BHDC Staff     Filed under: Scandals, DeborahJeane Palfrey Speaking of ABC’s reporting errors, “DC Madam” Deborah Jeane Palfrey has shared with us some more details about the time before the network ran its 20/20 interview with her on May 4: […]

    posted July 26th, 2007 at 2:49 pm | Quote


  1. […]   abrad2345 Was Molested By Larry Craig, Too   Tuesday September 4th, 2007 1:04 PM by BHDC Staff     Filed under: Scandals,Internet, Fred Thompson, ABC, Larry Craig The mysterious YouTube videographer named abrad2345 has reappeared once again to voice implicit support for Rudy Giuliani, claiming that he not only had an affair with Larry Craig, he also got down and dirty with Fred Thompson. ABC News has been trying unsuccessfully for months now to figure out the identity of abrad2345, and, word is, they don’t even know about this latest video yet: […]

    posted September 4th, 2007 at 1:04 pm | Quote


  1. […]   abrad2345: Watch Your Back!   Wednesday September 5th, 2007 3:34 PM by BHDC Staff     Filed under: Internet,GOP, Rudy Giuliani, Secrets, abrad2345 Since both ABC News and the New York Times have made half-assed attempts at trying to figure out the identity of abrad2345, the mysterious YouTuber who seemingly hates everyone in the GOP except Rudy Giuliani, we thought we’d give it another shot, too! […]

    posted September 5th, 2007 at 3:35 pm | Quote

Post Your Comment:

Quicktags:                





................................................................................................................................................................................................







Syndication
Subscribe Subscribe to BHDC


Anonymous Tips

Recent Comments

WordPress database error: [Server shutdown in progress]
SELECT comment_post_ID, post_title FROM (wp_comments LEFT JOIN wp_posts ON (comment_post_ID = ID)) WHERE comment_approved = '1' AND wp_posts.post_status='publish' AND comment_type<>'pingback' AND comment_type<>'trackback' ORDER BY comment_date DESC;


BHDC Files

WordPress database error: [Lost connection to MySQL server during query]
SELECT cat_ID, cat_name, category_nicename, category_description, category_parent, category_count FROM wp_categories WHERE cat_ID > 0 AND cat_ID <> 34 ORDER BY cat_name asc