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How does a human being hear somebody said 11 times i cant breathe and you dont stop . But are some pundits melding this into a racial and antipolice narrative . A woman files a lawsuit against bill cosby, saying he sexually assaulted her when she was 14, but that was 30 years ago. The bub deserves to know if mr. Cosby is a saint or a sexual predator. Are the media now turning cosbys into a circus . Plus, a congressional staffer uses facebook to rip president obamas daughters. Are the media unfairly piling on . Im howard kurtz and this is media buzz. The garner case never got that much Media Attention outside of new york, but with the country on edge in ferguson, a video of garner being surrounded by Police Officers is being replayed again and again with commentator across the spectrum agreeing with the gist of this New York Daily News cover, we are breathless. I will say upon seeing the video that you just saw and hearing mr. Gardner say he could not breathe, i was extremely troubled. I would have loosenned my grip. I desperately wish the officer would have done that. Outrage on the case . Pretty simple. A Police Officer was caught on camera killing an unarmed black man and got away with it. There arent Many Americans out there who feel this killing was justified. I am no longer shocked by these things. I have come to expect when a Police Officer is in a situation like this they will not be indicted and if indicted they will not be convicted. A black grand jury will put themselves in the victims shoes. Thats the harsh reality of american justice today. They tell us that a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich. Clearly a black mans life is not worth a ham sandwich when you put these stories together. Joining us now, chersharyl attkiss attkisson. Matt lewis, senior contributor at the daily caller and richard fouler, a syndicated radio talk show host. Cheryl, why are the media so united in the case of eric garners death . I think, like they said, the evidence is different. There is a videotape. And this was an opportunity for people who have been criticizing the message that some saw out of ferguson, including fox news, to say were not going to treat every incident the same way. We are looking at the facts and this is our opportunity to television the two. Even this morning, the Washington Post has a huge front page story about the ferguson case, two lives collide, a nation divides. One difference, the central prosecutor explained why there was no indictment released. The new york prosecutor hasnt explained anything. Does this complain why some people on your size are being to critical of the handling of eric garner . I think so. One might assume the reason they havent explained it is they dont have much good to explain. If you watch the video, theres not much to explain about what happened. Being a Police Officer is an incredibly difficult job. I believe the vast majority of Police Officers are trying to do whats right. But if you watch this video, i dont see how you can justify. Ive seen a lot of conservatives speaking out saying this was wrong. A lot of conservatives commentators, i would say, inclooet client to give the politics the benefit of the doubt in these situations. I think the video was so damming, its impossible to see beyond the fact that this guy was sitting on the ground for 11 minutes yelling i cant breathe, i cant breathe, i cant breathe. Before there was a grand jury decision, i think that the media took of the police force more than they should have. But with that being said, im proud to see the folks speak out. And what if there was no video . Ferguson became a story in large part because of the rightons and after the nonindictment. The taton island case has sparked demonstrations in new york, here in washington and across the country. Theres been arrests, theres been blocked traffic. Largely, its been peaceful. Has that affected the tone of the coverage . It might have, but maybe because people seem to be on the side of the victim in the second case versus the first case. I disagree people gave ferguson the benefit out doubt. But in this case, i think people think there was something wrong based on the videotape that was out. The protesters didnt feel as though nobody was listening to them. Already their Vice President was being heard. Al sharpton among those express i expressing distaste. Going to the press conference with eric garners widow and interviewing him on his show. The street beat has one job and that is to protect the people in that neighborhood. T not to make a statement that makes prime time people on msnbc feel better about america. No that was the wrong sound. Thats dzhokhar bjoe scar besib the Police Officers job. I think that was probably before the garner case. I think that was responsive to ferguson. I think joe scarboro has a Important Role to play at msnbc when his network wag goes to their respective corners. When you look at ferguson, i recommend that Washington Post story. It is not clear at all what happened. With the one exception that there is no dispute that Michael Brown went into that police car, attacked darren wilson, it was a struggle for the gun. We do know that and with for ensive evidence. I think what joe scar borrow was saying, standing up to his network and saying, look, Police Officers do have a difficult job. They go out every day and put their lives on the line. Ive been very critical on the police in the case of the garner incident, but lets not bash the police universally. I respect the rule of law. I think theres an argument to be had that you cant look at the ferguson case or the eric gardner case in a vacuum, right . I think well be talking about next the 12yearold shot and killed in cleveland. As you look at this larger having um, you see there is indeet a problem. Is that problem reflected adequately in your view in the Media Coverage and the long standing tension between majority white Police Departments and some communities that are heavily minority . Well, i think its starting to because you have this endless, consistent protest that youre seeing, and the more protests you have, the more the media will be forced to focus on this disparity. Because of that, i think were making steps in the right direction, but i think we have to have a larger conversation about is there indeed a problem in this country between after can american men and police. We talked about al sharpton guesting involved in this earlier. Right now we have a situation almost in terms of what happens to eric gardner, the jury should have indicted. There are solutions, there are body counts. If this becomes if al sharpton demagogs this and makes it about race, you could have the effect of whites retreating to their corner where they reflex italy defend the bliss the blacks assuming that the police are wrong and its just not that way. Can i Say Something about the problem as a journalist in covering this story, to me, theres a difference between Police Officer who may have made bad mistakes and proof that they made those mistakes because they were racially motivated. And in both of the cases, i havent seen evidence of the part of the mrufr who was accused, evidence that they shouted racial slurs, that they had some sort of thing that we can hang on to. There is no such evidence, but there is a gut feeling that if Michael Brown and eric gardner had been white, would these have unfolded in the same way . Its a fair question to ask, but as a journalist reporting it, you have to be careful to understand what the evidence does and doesnt say. Let me play this, al sharpton. Again, he is part of the story appearing with eric guarders widow and having her on the msnbc show. We have been working together since this tragedy happened, me and your motherinlaw. Explain how you feel tonight. You havent talked to anybody no. I feel now, after that verdict, you know, of course i was disappointed, angry. You know. Do you have a problem with that we saw this in ferguson, as well, sharpton the activist, the msnbc commentator . Thats where the industry is headed. Im okay with it because we know where it is. Im okay with it, too, for the same reason. Pick up on cheryls point about no overt evidence, no explicit racial slurs and how that influence tess coverage of these cases or do you really need that kind of evidence because, in your view, is there a apparently with the way these things play out . Here is the thing. Where theres smoke, theres fire, right . And i think in all these cases, youve seen some level of smoke. I think its the job of good media reporting to sort of say, well, is there a problem here . Lets look at the statistics, lets look at what the broad brush of statistics say. Is there a problem between africanamerican men and police . If there is, body cams is a step in the right direction, but clearly in new york city, that didnt work. We want to hear from you. Join our conversation. Go on twitter. Send me some messages and we will read some at the end of the program. Ahead, well look at the charges and counter charges against bill columbusby. When we came back, a look at a Rolling Stones article as a story begins to crumble. Ah, push it. Push it. P. Push it real good ow oooh baby baby. Baby baby. If youre saltnpepa, you tell people to push it. Push it real good. Its what you do. Ah. Push it. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Ah. Push it. Im pushing. Im pushing it real good were for an opens you internet for all. Sing. Were for creating more innovation and competition. Were for Net Neutrality protection. Now, heres some news you may find even more surprising. Were comcast. The only isp legally bound by full Net Neutrality rules. The Rolling Stones storied that rocked the university of virginia campus, a tale of a Fraternity Party rape relying on accuser by the name of jackie. It made national news. Major American University has a lot to answer for tonight, the claims of a particularly shocking Sexual Assault have been made public. An extraordinary move on one of americas most prestigious campuses. Shutting down all fraternity as the university of virginia looked at disturbing Sexual Assault claims. Now that story is falling apart amid mounting criticism of the author. I thought that it was important to tell the story in as graphic a way that jackie, the main story in my character tells it. When we Start Talking about Sexual Assault, we call it Sexual Assault, sexual misconduct. What does that mean . I thought it was important to show not some form of misconduct, but there is a violent crime. Interesting that she calls jack Rolling Stone apologized, but this morning, there has been no apology, dropping language about misplaced trust in jackie admitting to, quote, mistakes. We should not have made this agreement with jackie and we should have convinced her that the truth would have been better serve by getting the other side of the story. It matters. I cannot think of a straight News Organization that would have thought by publishing in this form. I looked at the reporters background and shes written some great pieces from magazines like cosmopolitan, selfgq, new yorker, mens health. None of these, including Rolling Stones are News Organizations. I would point out that even News Organizations with the most rigorous editorial controls make mistakes. So this is something, a whole other story. No secret Rolling Stones is a liberal magazine. Do you have any sense that the magazine or this reporter was committed to a narrative about Sexual Assault being an issue on camp justice . Rolling stones is a big deal. It took down but even that story had an editorial technique used with off the report information. That would have been viewed differently at a straight news outlet. You may be right. This is agenda based, narrative based media. Nyus jay rosen tweeted saying that this may be the biggest journalistic mess up since the dan rather gate story about george w. Bushs error National Guard service. What did this is two stories have in common . They both confirmed narratives the mainstream liberal media believes. Its what they believed about george w. Bush, confamily ro rooming things they already suspected. I think indeed there is a skull assault problem. I went to a major university. I get that. I think the Rolling Stones made a big mistake in pushing forward this narrative. That is bad journalism. Do you feel this mag queen was sort of committed to the sauce and therefore, obviously, a lot of shortcutes and shoddy technique was used . I agree. On top of that, theyve trivialized rape for the next rape victim. Now, the victims here in this particular case is the fraternity. They put the shoe on the other food here. I think youve identified a really important point about the impact on uva, the impact on the fraternity and the fallout for women who are sexually assaulted or raped. Up next, we will take an indepth look at the reporting mistakes in this Rolling Stones piece in our new segment, media milestone. And later, a look at the charges with bill cosby now that gloria alred is going after him. L arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. And aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. So why am i still thinking about this . How are ya . Good. Aleve. Proven better on pain. This is the equivalent of the and this is one soda a day over an average adult lifetime. But theres a better choice. Drink more brita water. Clean, refreshing, brita. Were back talking about this Rolling Stones article on gang rape. What would you have done if you had accused the acuters of rape and you said you believe her, but i dont want you to talk to any of the seven men who she claimed brutally did this at the university of virginia . Believing the source is only party of the step. You have to, for the sources protection, for the storys protection, sxlaj to them if they are trying to limit what youre doing as a reporter that you just cant. If someone like that suggested to me that you cant contact the people that ive accused of this, i would have state from the start, your story wont be believed if we dont have the other side. Once it comes out, stuff wouldnt have been including that should have been included. When the criticism first dug in and said no, we believe our story, they started backtracking today, completely different apology which is acknowledging more mistakes and taking the tonus off jackie. But at the same time, this is such an egregious journalistic train wreck, i wonder if you think people should lose their jobs over this. Thats up to them to decide. I want to read some of the statements they put out. Rolling stone said because of the sensitive nair nature of jackies story, we agreed not to contact any of the men she claimed participated because of the sensitive nature . That doesnt make sense. That explains makes no sense to me. The more sensitive the allegations, the greater the obligation to contact those who are accused, not less objection. I dont even understand the allegation. Having done a lot of investigative reporting myself, i think there is a tendency, a danger, you might say, to fall in love with the story, with the source, the point where you minimize conflicting elements to it because you want to story to be true. Whether or not this was idea logical driven, i think Rolling Stone wanted too much for this story to be true. There are all this graphic details about shattered glass and she was supposedly bloodied been. If you look at all the regular flags that were thrown up, from what the washington po post found out after the fact, things that didnt match up, she said there were shards of glass in her back, she was beaten about the face. But folks at the Washington Post that were talked to said she didnt appear to be injured. She turned down a chance to file any claim with the university. These things even though something probably did happen to jackie, whatever it was, and even though you may believe her story to be true, you have to say to yours, these are perils with the story. And eem not saying nothing happened. One of these friends interviewed say she had told him she had been forced to perform oral sex of a group of men, but thats very different than being brutally attacked and having to go to the hospital. And sometimes as a reporter you have to back off what you think is the truth for the sake of the facts that you have. And there are certain elements that you think are probably true, but you cant quite nail it down. Right. And that should make you have, whether you believe it or not, they have other characters in the story that were air tight. She could have made a story centered around one of them, but she clearly wanted this story to be the centerpiece and it was a sloppy decision especially in light of toward the end jackie was asking not to be included in the article. If someone southward that to me, i would be very worried about that. That is the biggest red flag of all. A lot of credit to the New York Times reporter. But interestingly, the journalist of secretmy here was triggered by a little known blogger, a former editor of the magazine who had been burned by steven glass. He wrote an essay saying this doesnt seem right and that woke up the Media Attention<\/a> outside of new york, but with the country on edge in ferguson, a video of garner being surrounded by Police Officers<\/a> is being replayed again and again with commentator across the spectrum agreeing with the gist of this New York Daily News<\/a> cover, we are breathless. I will say upon seeing the video that you just saw and hearing mr. Gardner say he could not breathe, i was extremely troubled. I would have loosenned my grip. I desperately wish the officer would have done that. Outrage on the case . Pretty simple. A Police Officer<\/a> was caught on camera killing an unarmed black man and got away with it. There arent Many Americans<\/a> out there who feel this killing was justified. I am no longer shocked by these things. I have come to expect when a Police Officer<\/a> is in a situation like this they will not be indicted and if indicted they will not be convicted. A black grand jury will put themselves in the victims shoes. Thats the harsh reality of american justice today. They tell us that a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich. Clearly a black mans life is not worth a ham sandwich when you put these stories together. Joining us now, chersharyl attkiss attkisson. Matt lewis, senior contributor at the daily caller and richard fouler, a syndicated radio talk show host. Cheryl, why are the media so united in the case of eric garners death . I think, like they said, the evidence is different. There is a videotape. And this was an opportunity for people who have been criticizing the message that some saw out of ferguson, including fox news, to say were not going to treat every incident the same way. We are looking at the facts and this is our opportunity to television the two. Even this morning, the Washington Post<\/a> has a huge front page story about the ferguson case, two lives collide, a nation divides. One difference, the central prosecutor explained why there was no indictment released. The new york prosecutor hasnt explained anything. Does this complain why some people on your size are being to critical of the handling of eric garner . I think so. One might assume the reason they havent explained it is they dont have much good to explain. If you watch the video, theres not much to explain about what happened. Being a Police Officer<\/a> is an incredibly difficult job. I believe the vast majority of Police Officers<\/a> are trying to do whats right. But if you watch this video, i dont see how you can justify. Ive seen a lot of conservatives speaking out saying this was wrong. A lot of conservatives commentators, i would say, inclooet client to give the politics the benefit of the doubt in these situations. I think the video was so damming, its impossible to see beyond the fact that this guy was sitting on the ground for 11 minutes yelling i cant breathe, i cant breathe, i cant breathe. Before there was a grand jury decision, i think that the media took of the police force more than they should have. But with that being said, im proud to see the folks speak out. And what if there was no video . Ferguson became a story in large part because of the rightons and after the nonindictment. The taton island case has sparked demonstrations in new york, here in washington and across the country. Theres been arrests, theres been blocked traffic. Largely, its been peaceful. Has that affected the tone of the coverage . It might have, but maybe because people seem to be on the side of the victim in the second case versus the first case. I disagree people gave ferguson the benefit out doubt. But in this case, i think people think there was something wrong based on the videotape that was out. The protesters didnt feel as though nobody was listening to them. Already their Vice President<\/a> was being heard. Al sharpton among those express i expressing distaste. Going to the press conference with eric garners widow and interviewing him on his show. The street beat has one job and that is to protect the people in that neighborhood. T not to make a statement that makes prime time people on msnbc feel better about america. No that was the wrong sound. Thats dzhokhar bjoe scar besib the Police Officers<\/a> job. I think that was probably before the garner case. I think that was responsive to ferguson. I think joe scarboro has a Important Role<\/a> to play at msnbc when his network wag goes to their respective corners. When you look at ferguson, i recommend that Washington Post<\/a> story. It is not clear at all what happened. With the one exception that there is no dispute that Michael Brown<\/a> went into that police car, attacked darren wilson, it was a struggle for the gun. We do know that and with for ensive evidence. I think what joe scar borrow was saying, standing up to his network and saying, look, Police Officers<\/a> do have a difficult job. They go out every day and put their lives on the line. Ive been very critical on the police in the case of the garner incident, but lets not bash the police universally. I respect the rule of law. I think theres an argument to be had that you cant look at the ferguson case or the eric gardner case in a vacuum, right . I think well be talking about next the 12yearold shot and killed in cleveland. As you look at this larger having um, you see there is indeet a problem. Is that problem reflected adequately in your view in the Media Coverage<\/a> and the long standing tension between majority white Police Departments<\/a> and some communities that are heavily minority . Well, i think its starting to because you have this endless, consistent protest that youre seeing, and the more protests you have, the more the media will be forced to focus on this disparity. Because of that, i think were making steps in the right direction, but i think we have to have a larger conversation about is there indeed a problem in this country between after can american men and police. We talked about al sharpton guesting involved in this earlier. Right now we have a situation almost in terms of what happens to eric gardner, the jury should have indicted. There are solutions, there are body counts. If this becomes if al sharpton demagogs this and makes it about race, you could have the effect of whites retreating to their corner where they reflex italy defend the bliss the blacks assuming that the police are wrong and its just not that way. Can i Say Something<\/a> about the problem as a journalist in covering this story, to me, theres a difference between Police Officer<\/a> who may have made bad mistakes and proof that they made those mistakes because they were racially motivated. And in both of the cases, i havent seen evidence of the part of the mrufr who was accused, evidence that they shouted racial slurs, that they had some sort of thing that we can hang on to. There is no such evidence, but there is a gut feeling that if Michael Brown<\/a> and eric gardner had been white, would these have unfolded in the same way . Its a fair question to ask, but as a journalist reporting it, you have to be careful to understand what the evidence does and doesnt say. Let me play this, al sharpton. Again, he is part of the story appearing with eric guarders widow and having her on the msnbc show. We have been working together since this tragedy happened, me and your motherinlaw. Explain how you feel tonight. You havent talked to anybody no. I feel now, after that verdict, you know, of course i was disappointed, angry. You know. Do you have a problem with that we saw this in ferguson, as well, sharpton the activist, the msnbc commentator . Thats where the industry is headed. Im okay with it because we know where it is. Im okay with it, too, for the same reason. Pick up on cheryls point about no overt evidence, no explicit racial slurs and how that influence tess coverage of these cases or do you really need that kind of evidence because, in your view, is there a apparently with the way these things play out . Here is the thing. Where theres smoke, theres fire, right . And i think in all these cases, youve seen some level of smoke. I think its the job of good media reporting to sort of say, well, is there a problem here . Lets look at the statistics, lets look at what the broad brush of statistics say. Is there a problem between africanamerican men and police . If there is, body cams is a step in the right direction, but clearly in new york city, that didnt work. We want to hear from you. Join our conversation. Go on twitter. Send me some messages and we will read some at the end of the program. Ahead, well look at the charges and counter charges against bill columbusby. When we came back, a look at a Rolling Stones<\/a> article as a story begins to crumble. Ah, push it. Push it. P. Push it real good ow oooh baby baby. Baby baby. If youre saltnpepa, you tell people to push it. Push it real good. Its what you do. Ah. Push it. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Ah. Push it. Im pushing. Im pushing it real good were for an opens you internet for all. Sing. Were for creating more innovation and competition. Were for Net Neutrality<\/a> protection. Now, heres some news you may find even more surprising. Were comcast. The only isp legally bound by full Net Neutrality<\/a> rules. The Rolling Stones<\/a> storied that rocked the university of virginia campus, a tale of a Fraternity Party<\/a> rape relying on accuser by the name of jackie. It made national news. Major American University<\/a> has a lot to answer for tonight, the claims of a particularly shocking Sexual Assault<\/a> have been made public. An extraordinary move on one of americas most prestigious campuses. Shutting down all fraternity as the university of virginia looked at disturbing Sexual Assault<\/a> claims. Now that story is falling apart amid mounting criticism of the author. I thought that it was important to tell the story in as graphic a way that jackie, the main story in my character tells it. When we Start Talking<\/a> about Sexual Assault<\/a>, we call it Sexual Assault<\/a>, sexual misconduct. What does that mean . I thought it was important to show not some form of misconduct, but there is a violent crime. Interesting that she calls jack Rolling Stone<\/a> apologized, but this morning, there has been no apology, dropping language about misplaced trust in jackie admitting to, quote, mistakes. We should not have made this agreement with jackie and we should have convinced her that the truth would have been better serve by getting the other side of the story. It matters. I cannot think of a straight News Organization<\/a> that would have thought by publishing in this form. I looked at the reporters background and shes written some great pieces from magazines like cosmopolitan, selfgq, new yorker, mens health. None of these, including Rolling Stones<\/a> are News Organization<\/a>s. I would point out that even News Organization<\/a>s with the most rigorous editorial controls make mistakes. So this is something, a whole other story. No secret Rolling Stones<\/a> is a liberal magazine. Do you have any sense that the magazine or this reporter was committed to a narrative about Sexual Assault<\/a> being an issue on camp justice . Rolling stones is a big deal. It took down but even that story had an editorial technique used with off the report information. That would have been viewed differently at a straight news outlet. You may be right. This is agenda based, narrative based media. Nyus jay rosen tweeted saying that this may be the biggest journalistic mess up since the dan rather gate story about george w. Bushs error National Guard<\/a> service. What did this is two stories have in common . They both confirmed narratives the mainstream liberal media believes. Its what they believed about george w. Bush, confamily ro rooming things they already suspected. I think indeed there is a skull assault problem. I went to a major university. I get that. I think the Rolling Stones<\/a> made a big mistake in pushing forward this narrative. That is bad journalism. Do you feel this mag queen was sort of committed to the sauce and therefore, obviously, a lot of shortcutes and shoddy technique was used . I agree. On top of that, theyve trivialized rape for the next rape victim. Now, the victims here in this particular case is the fraternity. They put the shoe on the other food here. I think youve identified a really important point about the impact on uva, the impact on the fraternity and the fallout for women who are sexually assaulted or raped. Up next, we will take an indepth look at the reporting mistakes in this Rolling Stones<\/a> piece in our new segment, media milestone. And later, a look at the charges with bill cosby now that gloria alred is going after him. L arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. And aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. So why am i still thinking about this . How are ya . Good. Aleve. Proven better on pain. This is the equivalent of the and this is one soda a day over an average adult lifetime. But theres a better choice. Drink more brita water. Clean, refreshing, brita. Were back talking about this Rolling Stones<\/a> article on gang rape. What would you have done if you had accused the acuters of rape and you said you believe her, but i dont want you to talk to any of the seven men who she claimed brutally did this at the university of virginia . Believing the source is only party of the step. You have to, for the sources protection, for the storys protection, sxlaj to them if they are trying to limit what youre doing as a reporter that you just cant. If someone like that suggested to me that you cant contact the people that ive accused of this, i would have state from the start, your story wont be believed if we dont have the other side. Once it comes out, stuff wouldnt have been including that should have been included. When the criticism first dug in and said no, we believe our story, they started backtracking today, completely different apology which is acknowledging more mistakes and taking the tonus off jackie. But at the same time, this is such an egregious journalistic train wreck, i wonder if you think people should lose their jobs over this. Thats up to them to decide. I want to read some of the statements they put out. Rolling stone said because of the sensitive nair nature of jackies story, we agreed not to contact any of the men she claimed participated because of the sensitive nature . That doesnt make sense. That explains makes no sense to me. The more sensitive the allegations, the greater the obligation to contact those who are accused, not less objection. I dont even understand the allegation. Having done a lot of investigative reporting myself, i think there is a tendency, a danger, you might say, to fall in love with the story, with the source, the point where you minimize conflicting elements to it because you want to story to be true. Whether or not this was idea logical driven, i think Rolling Stone<\/a> wanted too much for this story to be true. There are all this graphic details about shattered glass and she was supposedly bloodied been. If you look at all the regular flags that were thrown up, from what the washington po post found out after the fact, things that didnt match up, she said there were shards of glass in her back, she was beaten about the face. But folks at the Washington Post<\/a> that were talked to said she didnt appear to be injured. She turned down a chance to file any claim with the university. These things even though something probably did happen to jackie, whatever it was, and even though you may believe her story to be true, you have to say to yours, these are perils with the story. And eem not saying nothing happened. One of these friends interviewed say she had told him she had been forced to perform oral sex of a group of men, but thats very different than being brutally attacked and having to go to the hospital. And sometimes as a reporter you have to back off what you think is the truth for the sake of the facts that you have. And there are certain elements that you think are probably true, but you cant quite nail it down. Right. And that should make you have, whether you believe it or not, they have other characters in the story that were air tight. She could have made a story centered around one of them, but she clearly wanted this story to be the centerpiece and it was a sloppy decision especially in light of toward the end jackie was asking not to be included in the article. If someone southward that to me, i would be very worried about that. That is the biggest red flag of all. A lot of credit to the New York Times<\/a> reporter. But interestingly, the journalist of secretmy here was triggered by a little known blogger, a former editor of the magazine who had been burned by steven glass. He wrote an essay saying this doesnt seem right and that woke up the Mainstream Media<\/a> which had run with it to say some of us need to take a second look. I looked at the coverage to see was the Mainstream Media<\/a> correct in picking up the story. I concluded this is just an aside, by the way, that once the University Made<\/a> it a news story by suspending the fraternity and inviting a criminal investigation, it did invite mainstream coverage. Right. There were now official reactions that you had to cover without knowing whether jackies story was true. I think theres more. Thank you. Ahead on media buzz, a congressional aid who lost her job for trashing the president s daughters. Have they gone overboard . But first, gloria alred wave his right and allow himself to be sued. Really . Life from americas news headquarters, im eric shawn. Republicans boosting their Senate Majority<\/a> with a victory in louisianas runoff. Cassidy defeated landriux. Landrieus defeat posed the end of the democratic grip on the deep south and is a blow for one of louisianas most famous political families. And six Guantanamo Bay<\/a> detainees are now being sent to uruguay as refugees. After delaying it for a month after security concerns. The six men all have suspects tie toes al qaeda and theyve been held there for the last 12 years. They are the first detainees transferred from gitmo to south america. Here is howard cursed with more media buzz. Bill cosby has basically been drummed out of the television business. A woman named judy hough surfaced saying he sexually assaulted her at the playboy mansion in 1974. Celebrity lawyer gloria alred pulled a press conference, as she is one to do, with three cosby accusers. It could be advantageous for mr. Cosby to give up the statute of limitations because there is a huge cloud on his reputation and on his legacy. I want mr. Cosby to face justice for what he has done to me and to so many other women. So are the media being fair in covering these latest allegations . Joining us now from seattle, Michael Medved<\/a> and christina belantoni, editor and chief of roll call. Now that gloria alred has dived into this, what does his involvement do to the coverage of the story . I think it polarizes it. I think the motion that shes looking out for bill cosbys reputation is ludicrous. One of the things that you have to say for the Cosby Legal Team<\/a> is considering the facts that these allegations have been swirling around for at least 14 years, theyve done a pretty good job of fending them off so far. The difficulty right now is so many women, 26 by latest count, that hes begun to have to pullback and, at age 77, his comeback seems to be at the very best stalled. He also had to resign from the board of simple university, his alma mater. Everybody is cutting ties, hes become a liability. This is a very serious story. Some of these women may not be telling the truth. Has it become an entertainment story for the media . Its definitely an entertainmentory. The last segment on the Rolling Stone<\/a> piece and this illustrate we are talking about sexuality assault dichtly in the media now. People are approaching this differently. In some way webs its great to have a National Conversation<\/a> about something that remains a serious problem not just here, but globally. You have the media circuit and everybody focusing on the he said she said. This is a very serious accusati accusation. Its so surprising for me how long it took for this to become a Major National<\/a> story. I hadnt been award of it years ago, but many, many reports had been out there. The media for years protected cosby. Every time any act ewetation is made theyre all piling on. He cant be sued because of the statute of limitations. This woman says, well, i was a minor at the time and i just now realized the pain. And gloria alred says why dont you voluntarily agree to be sued and boom, its a story. I think a lot of this at least in part is inspired by the case which is not that well known in the United States<\/a> of sir Jimmy Seville<\/a> who was a popular media figure in great britain, he was the host of the top of the pop. And after his death in 2011, 450 credible cases, 28 of them children below if age of 10 of sexual predation, some of them involving drugs as the allegations against cosby. Now people believe that toe about he true. The big question, and i think this is a big question for cosby, is how could the media have kept it quiet for so long when these charges have been swirling around for so long . That seems to me is the real story here. But one of the questions for journalists is how you prove these allegations, especially when they happen 20, 30, in some cases 40 years ago. Right. I cover politics. I can understand how it would be difficult for an editor to say go ahead and pursue this. A lot of people dont want to talk. He has not acknowledged any of this. He was asked by the ap and he tried to get the question and the answer not the be used. Exactly. But in other ways, this was somebody who was representative of america. American culture for so many years. Somebody said to me recently, that the senate floor would actually stop and people would go back in the gloek room and watch the cosby show when it was on. The image has really changed. One of the women who has been highly profiled, janice dickinson. Whats your response to marty singer, again, cosbys lawyer . I think that speaks volumes. I want marty singer when if someone raped your wife, marty . What if bill cosby came and dragged their innocence, marty . And ive said it this to you before, bill cosby. Youre one sick [ bleep ] puppy. Michael medved, youre also a film critic. Is this just evolvement of bad theater . No. Its serious stuff. I do think this is going to change things, just like that story you covered about the university of virginia and Rolling Stone<\/a> is going to change things. I think we have surrounded our mega celebrities with this sort of cone of protect and affection. That was certainly the case here. Ijs that is going to be much, much less likely in the future. One of the things thaefr guy in the country is thinking about is what does he need to do that for . Hes bill cosby. If he wants to go to bed with some girl in a different place it is very, very disturbing and i think people are going to be much more aggressive in investigating these charges as they arrive. The brief answer here, are the media, at the same time, guilty of unfairly convicting cosby without his this is what the media does, right . Its going to continue to be a circuit and every sweet he gives out. This is how we do it. Michael medved, thanks for getting up early in seattle. Ahead of the program, dr. Nancy snyderman finally apologizes on camera for violencing her ebola quarentine. But first, why didnt they think Jonathan Grubers<\/a> obamacare videos were news worthy . Mmmmmmm. Look out. Now theres even more of the amazing cinnamon taste you love on cinnamon toast crunch. Crave those crazy squares even more. Im sure you know what this meeting is about. Yes, a raise. Im letting you go. Quarters. Quarters. Yup. Then amerivest gives me back their advisory. Stocks. Fees. Fees. Fees for those quarters. Yeah. So, im confident im in good hands. For all the confidence you need. Td ameritrade. You got this. Elizabeth lawsuiton made a very bad mistake on facebook. She ripped the president s daughters, sasha and malia for looking bored and can distracted at the annual turkey pardon session. Act like being in the white house matters to you, dressed like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar. A story quickly made all three network news casts, elizabeth lost her job. Christine is still with us. Obviously, a Congressional Communications<\/a> director losing her job for going after the obama daughters is a significant story. But does it deserve that much coverage . As youve written, aptly so, that you can ruin your career on social media. This was a twitter ready story because you could tear down in 140 characters. There were pictures of sasha and malia standing in front of their dad, rolling their eyes in their short skirt. It was perfect for social media. That being said, what isnt Television Ready<\/a> about the gruber story . The media didnt pay a heck of a lot of attention to that. Why are we paying so much attention to lawsuitons story . It has to do with the subject matter, the snarky comment she made. The idea that these kids are sort of off limits. It was perfect for social media. And it skunt need tv an outcome, right . A Major Health Care<\/a> law that is law and it has been upheld by the supreme court. That is still an ongoing political debate. This is you can talk about it and show the pictures and it was a slow holiday season. Its thanksgiving. Thanksgiving holiday, period. You show the turkey, you show the daughters, its a morality lay. These very same organizations covered this obscure congressional aide who, by the way, apologized within hours, and gave up her job. It wasnt like she wasnt punished. And it was on the front page of the Washington Post<\/a> and it was in the New York Times<\/a>. Well, the New York Post<\/a> and the nut work news casts waited anywhere from four, tief, six, seven, eight days to cover the gruber videos in which he called the American People<\/a> stupid and said obama care was sold. Isnt that more of an important story . Sure. I dont think you nedly need to be complacent to. It should have gotten more coverage. In roll calls defense, we did quite a bit about this. We covered congressional staffers. We learned a little bit about her, she owns her own social media bit, as well, people people advice on what to do, what is important. I am Chelsea Clintons<\/a> same age and i remember very much when she was getting attacked for being an awkward, young lady which i also was, you know, by Rush Limbaugh<\/a> and others. But its a difficult situation. And so the media does give it a ton of coverage. There is a roar here. I remember writing about People Magazine<\/a> putting Chelsea Clinton<\/a> on the cover and being denounced by bill and hillary and this is during the Monica Lewinski<\/a> scandal. The bush sisters were busted for underage consumption. You have to report that. So theres a history here about shouldnt a president s kids be off limits . Img they havent been off limits. But i think it just depends how far youre going to go. And i think lawsuitons comments were considered a step too far. It was a long and critical attack on these girls and theyre very young. Those dresses are the style, whether you like it or not. So it that it thought it was an unfair attack just on its face. But she made it public on social media. These days on social media, you can be your own editor. This was on her personal facebook page. Clearly somebody who is friends with her, ratted her out. Yes, its possible its could have been found, but somebody sent this somewhere. The girls, in addition to being theyre wearing the styles of the day, but theyre with their d dad. We invited elizabeth on the show. Do you believe that because she was a ren staffer and the obama girls were treated differently than gruber, im wondering whether there wasnt a lot of journalists, many of them who were parnths being genuinely upset that the 13 yield and 16yearolds are targets now. I think its a little of both. I think a lot of young people are journalistes and dont have kids and maybe like the idea of going after a republican staffer or a staffer in general. And it was so over the top and just, again, an easy story to cover. Yeah, of course, youre going to go after it this way. And it out by she stepped down several days later and left the office. Then they dug into her past. Oh, hey, youre going to call them out, what about your own history and her shoplifting episode. 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Andrew sullivan and 18 other former editors signed a letter saying its kind of a public trust that is something all its previous owners and publishers understood and respected. The legacy has been trashed. What a mess. Candy crowley is leaving cnn and giving up her sunday show state of the union. She drew flat for offering her opinion in a benghazi debate. She is a reporter at heart and most republicans as well as democrat her as fair. Who will take over her show . My prediction is jake tapper. Still to come, your top tweets and the case of the disappearing morning show guest. Buzz worthy is straight ahead. [ man ] i remember when i wouldnt give a little cut a second thought. When i didnt worry about the hepatitis c in my blood. When i didnt think twice about where i left my razor. [ male announcer ] hep c is a serious disease. Take action now. Go to hepc. Com or call 1844444hepc to find out how you and your doctor can take the next step towards a cure. 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We didnt really appreciate and frankly we were not sensitive to how absolutely frightened americans were. Agreed to a voluntary quarantine in my home and then 72 hours later left my home. It wasnt about what was medically right to do, it was about breaking a promise. It was about breaking a promise. She was right to personally apologize on the air. And a tip of the hat to lawyerer for asking the tough questions. How could they not kwet the accus accused. Poor journalism from the start. They said different sourcing standards for this story compared to others. Theyre desperate to appear relevant. Dana, because it made white frat boys look really, really bad. Some cable shows like to put on a lot of guests at once, or they disappear. Thats what happened on msnbc. Republicans we got a good chair me in here. Oh, hes gone. That was your best yet. Did he say anything . No. The entire time . He had he said one thing. It was really good, though. No, it was really good, though, wasnt it . No. What did he say . I dont remember do you . After getting up in 6 00 in the morning, im sure theyll make it up to jeremy. Thats it for this edition of media buzz. Im howard kurtz. We hope you like our facebook page. We post web exclusive videos. You can email us there. Were back here next sunday morning, 11 00 and 5 00 eastern. Check it out for the latest buzz. A fox news alert, reports of new u. S. Drone strikes in a rural village near the afghan pakistan border. Taking out 00 commander and other suspected terrorists. Welcome to americas news headquarters. Hello and im eric shawn. This comes as the pentagon is announcing the u. S. Has transferred six guantanamo detainees to uraguay. Were live in washington with the latest on this transfer. 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