Free Press: ABC news

More D.C. Cuts for ABC News

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:49:57 -0700

ABC News Asks Denver Police to Drop Charges Against Reporter

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:54:54 -0700

Parsing Parsley

Fri, 23 May 2008 08:26:39 -0700

Good for ABC News and Brian Ross, who are finally giving Pastor Rod Parsley, an important Christian conservative ally of John McCain, the kind of scrutiny he deserves.

Obama and Clinton Debate the Debate

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:44:31 -0700

Last week, a major part of the media narrative about the 2008 campaign involved the media themselves—specifically ABC’s Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos and the April 16 debate they moderated in Philadelphia.

The ABC Debate and the Danger to Democracy

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:17:19 -0700

Despairing, disgusting and disheartening – those words are flying around today to describe ABC’s irresponsible Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night. Here’s another one – dangerous.

Democratic Debate Sparks Viewers' Own Angry Debate

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:25:35 -0700

Things may have gotten nasty on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, but Barack Obama saw the "gotcha" tenor of the Democratic presidential debate as a preview of what is in store for the general election campaign. And thousands of viewers, for their part, considered it an outrage.

ABC's Debate Debacle

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:15:13 -0700

The ABC-sponsored Democratic debate in Philadelphia on April 16 emphasized trivial matters of little concern to voters, while the actual policy questions were often based on misleading right-wing spin.

Who Lost the Debate? Moderators, Many Say

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:01:06 -0700

Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, the moderators of Wednesday night’s presidential debate on ABC, became the subject of a fierce and somewhat unexpected debate themselves on Thursday, as viewers, bloggers and television critics lamented what they described as an opportunity lost: a chance to ask the two candidates for the Democratic nomination substantive questions early and often.

"Low-light reel" from ABC's recent debate

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:00:42 -0700

Questions from the recent Democratic Debate -- which many critics are calling a new low for journalism in America. If this kind of junk news is making you sick, fight back at StopBigMedia.com