CNN Doesn’t Look Inside the Blogs Closely Enough

CNN’s “Inside the Blogs” segment did not look inside the blogs closely enough when they did a segment on MoveOn.org’s dirt-digging e-mail campaign. CNN internet reporter Abbi Tatton reported that MoveOn.org sent out an e-mail to the members saying that they “urgently need more information” on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. What Tatton didn’t report about the e-mail is that it asked a bunch of loaded questions asking its members to specifically help dig up dirt on Miers. Lost Remote blogger Steve Safran got the e-mail and wrote:

Got an email from MoveOn.org asking for members’ help in digging up dirt on Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. If the group had asked for as much balanced information about the nominee as possible, that would have been an excellent use of the citizenry. Instead, here are some of the loaded questions: