It's been a week to forget for the national media.  Besides the usual partisan, biased, and hysterically exaggerated reporting, there were some major errors of basic facts that led to one reporter being suspended without pay and four other media organizations being forced to issue embarrassing and sheepish corrections.  We covered the latest media misstep here – a CNN "bombshell" report that turned out to be a nothingburger.  And there were several other careless errors that led to cries of "fake news" across the internet. Vox: In today's hyperpolarized world, "fake news" has become a refrain to describe stories that observers on both sides of the spectrum decide that they don't like. These reporting issues by esteemed media organizations give credence to that ignorance, which further damages the value of insightful, impactful reporting – especially when it comes to one of the biggest,...(Read Full Post)