Unusually biased AP story on the last days of the campaign

[Bossy Monkey]

I usually have a fair degree of faith in the AP. I appreciate that it's a corporation, but feel that usually they adhere to journalistic standards of fairness to a greater degree than do other outfits in this country. Not today.

Oct 30, 2:37 PM EDT

Bush, Kerry Seek Edge From Bin Laden Tape

By RON FOURNIER and NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writers

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- Wrapping up a campaign shadowed by war and terrorism, President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry unabashedly sought political advantage Saturday from Osama bin Laden's re-emergence.

"It's very helpful to the president," contended Bush ally Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., although the president didn't mention the menacing new message from bin Laden at a campaign stop in Grand Rapid, Mich.

Rather, Bush declared, "The terrorists who killed thousands of innocent people are still dangerous and they are determined."

For the second straight day, Kerry responded to bin Laden's re-emergence with his months-old criticism of Bush's post-Sept. 11 tactics in Afghanistan, the terrorist mastermind's once and perhaps current home.
...
Throughout the battlegrounds, Kerry's mostly paid-army of organizers were pitted against Bush's largely volunteer-driven team to get supporters to the polls Tuesday. It's too late for some: Early voting mushroomed this year and, in Florida alone, nearly 2 million voters have already cast ballots.
(more, if you haven't had enough.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAMPAIGN_RDP?SITE=SCCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Yeah, those sweet, innocent unpaid Republican volunteers, like the company paid to throw out Democratic registrations. What is this shit? I'll check the Media List above, but as I recall email addresses at the AP go like this: [e-mail] [e-mail]
Might be worth it to let them know that the bias in this story needs to be corrected.

Edit: Indeed, those are the correct email addresses, at least as reported in the Media List. Please blast them.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. It's this subtle shit that is very damaging because the reader will...

glance through and take it at face value!

:grr:

[Chimpanzee]

2. If I could ask one question to the Bush Supporters, I'd ask

Why is Osama Bin Laden still on TV taunting us 3 years after Bush said 'Dead or Alive'???

That should be the impact of seeing this video. Why am I smarter than these reporters??

[Chimpanzee]

4. Well this explains the article

By RON FORNICATOR and NEDRA NOSE-PICKER

[stray cat]

3. I was given a slice of pizza - does that mean I'm paid?

nt

[Elidor]

5. The Pickler strikes again

This twit has quite a history of biased stories.

[gulfcoastliberal]

9. Nedra c u next tuesday

she is such a worhtless hack. she is a waste of space and dangerous.

[tsuki]

6. We get paid?!?

And I haven't been keeping a time card. Oh, woe is me.

[Spiffarino]

Shit, I'm going back to get my check!

I spent three hours canvassing a hilly neighborhood this morning, and all I got was a button.

Thanks for the info, Nedra! :puke:

[jfern]

7. The Republican workers are

Unpaid volunteers because Republicans like Nathan Sproul and Ralph Nader forget to pay them.

[Warpy]

14. Right, and willing to commit felonies for no money.

They're just as dumb as their little tin Jesus.

[madaboutharry]

8. These two writers are republican hacks

They have been performing literary BJ's for Bush since the recount days.

[Bossy Monkey]

10. In the meantime, vote it down on Yahoo News

It's the lead story on the front page at the moment, so this is comparatively important:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/ap/20041030/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp

Thanks all for the insight into Ron & Nedra. I've encountered them before, but I think the stories were comparatively non-controversial. We have an email address for an AP Washington bureau chief on the media list, but I'm not sure that's to whom they report. If anybody has any ideas on whom to contact at AP about this obviously slanted (and dishonest) story, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I guess the feedback link is better than nothing.

[WCGreen]

11. At Move on hr in Cleveland, they had about

five paid staff and about 100 volunteers.....

[AnnInLa]

12. kick

[Bossy Monkey]

13. Also posted it on Media Matters for America

Heck, worth a try!:)

[yardwork]

15. These two - Fournier and Pickler - are long-time right-wing whores

[Steelangel]

16. I sent my feedback about that article

and will see what happen.