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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (17465)	6/3/2005 7:22:05 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Farewell, Judy Woodruff mediamatters.org Today marks Judy Woodruff's final appearance as host of CNN's Inside Politics. We bid her farewell with a look back at Media Matters' coverage of her work: * Woodruff repeated false Republican spin that "nuclear option" is a Democratic term. * Woodruff -- praised in today's edition of the National Journal's Hotline for "enter[ing] every interview with tough questions" -- asked CNN commentator Bob Novak about legislation that would restrict the ability of federal courts to compel journalists to reveal confidential sources -- but she failed to mention Novak's link to that legislation. The bill was a response to subpoenas of Judith Miller of The New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time by a special counsel investigating government leaks that led to the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame -- by Novak. * Woodruff repeated Republican spin that Texas district attorney Ronnie Earle is a partisan prosecutor out to get House Majority Leader Tom DeLay -- without noting that Earle has prosecuted more Democrats than Republicans. * Woodruff repeatedly touted polls that showed favorable results for George W. Bush while ignoring more recent polls that were more favorable for John Kerry. * Woodruff misquoted Kerry, then used that misquote to suggest he was being inconsistent. * Woodruff's Inside Politics offered shockingly imbalanced coverage of Bush's National Guard record. * Woodruff falsely suggested that Bush's honorable discharge from the National Guard indicates that he fulfilled his service requirements. * Woodruff blamed Kerry for the misleadingly named Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's smear campaign against him. * Woodruff repeated the false Republican spin that John Kerry has "the most liberal record in the U.S. Senate." With Woodruff moving on, Wolf Blitzer takes over the bulk of CNN's afternoon hosting duties. We'll look back at some recent examples of Blitzer peddling conservative misinformation next week. For now, we'll just offer a quick comparison of coverage of some recent stories on Wolf Blitzer Reports -- which, remember, Blitzer opens every afternoon by boasting of his show's seriousness with the intonation, "Stand by for hard news": Shows since May 1 that have covered the "Runaway Bride": 7 Shows since May 1 that have covered Michael Jackson: 9 Shows since May 1 that have covered the Downing Street Memo: 1 We hope that Blitzer's additional airtime is filled with more substance and fewer stories about Vegas vacations.