Media Matters for America is self-described as a “Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.”
The respected media watchdog offers its take on the supposedly liberal New York Times’ recent addition of neocon Bill Kristol to its roster of columnists.
The front-page article in Media Matters posted on Dec. 29 begins:
'"According to the Politico, responding to criticism over the The New York Times' decision to hire Bill Kristol as a columnist, Times editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal said he doesn't understand "this weird fear of opposing views.' But it's not Kristol's "opposing views" that many critics are citing in denouncing the decision. As Media Matters for America documented, Kristol was chief among a handful of conservative commentators who offered highly optimistic predictions regarding the Iraq war's duration, difficulty, and human and financial costs -- even in the face of evidence to the contrary. And Kristol has not limited himself to misinformation on Iraq; Media Matters has documented numerous examples on a variety of topics."'
The article cites a long list of examples of Kristol’s misinformation.
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