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Associated Press' Claim On Sarah Palin's Facebook Posting

by Standtall | November 16, 2009 at 10:47 am

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Associated Press is reporting that Sarah Palin may have took a shot at the Associated Press' coverage of her new book, claiming Ms. Palin’s Facebook posting that the news outlet is "now erroneously reporting on the book's contents and are repeating many of the same things they spewed during the campaign and afterwards."

Associated Press, Paul Colford director of media relations, is now responding with a statement calling the fact-checking "strong reporting by AP."

[q url=""] She also claims that 11 AP staffers are assigned to work on coverage of the book, titled "Going Rogue: An American Life" (HarperCollins). "Imagine that -- 11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book," she writes, "instead of using the time and resources to 'fact check' what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing." Asked about the claim that 11 AP reporters had worked on the coverage, he stated: "One byline appeared on the story, along with an italicized number of names at the end of those with knowledge of specific topics in the book (Alaska governorship, for example) who contributed in varying degrees to the Fact Check. [/q]

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Hugh Askew

at 11:24 on November 16th, 2009

Fact checking is so very, yesterday. Can't those folks a the AP read the news?

Standtall

at 12:17 on November 16th, 2009

Fact checking is so very, yesterday -- isn't that the truth!!

Thank you

Standtall

albertacowpoke

at 14:46 on November 16th, 2009

Sahrah Palins Facebook Comments:

Amazingly, but not surprisingly, the AP somehow nabbed a copy of the book before it was released. They're now erroneously reporting on the book's contents and are repeating many of the same things they spewed during the campaign and afterwards. We've heard 11 writers are engaged in this opposition research, er, "fact checking" research! Imagine that – 11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book, instead of using the time and resources to "fact check" what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing.

We'll keep setting the record straight, and we'll keep reminding some in the media that Americans are very tired of their non-objective reporting. A great, recent post that accomplishes this is a Conservatives4Palin post. It's got some nice fact checking included. As always, they did a great job holding some of the media accountable for spreading more misinformation and for making things up. You can read it here. Enjoy!

Hugh Askew

at 15:37 on November 16th, 2009

cowboys facebook? who'd a thunk it.

what next....microwaves in the chuck wagon?

albertacowpoke

at 15:59 on November 16th, 2009

I thunked I.d be putting facebook in that little tv lookin thang and pop there it was. Horse is getting sick of carrying that there generator an I hate hand crankin it.