Originally posted this over at futurejournalismproject:
In the aftermath of the conventions, we know politicians aren’t exactly clear or honest in their speech, and the press handling of it opened up an interesting can of worms.
As BuzzFeed reported, Romney’s aides (specifically pollster Neil Newhouse) laid down the law:
Fact checkers come…
Every reporter ever, read this
A-fucking-men. As Jon Stewart said, “When did fact checking...from journalism?”
Also making the Internet rounds
It’s a long post, but a great read. Very thought provoking and interesting, especially if you’re interested in politics...