Media Failed On Te'o, Maddow vs. NRA, Obama's Revenge?

January 17, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Shocking Football Story Highlights Media Failures The story of a college football player's fake girlfriend is also a story about a media that was bamboozled by a fraud that was, in retrospect, very easy to spot. Deadspin rocked the sports world on Wednesday when it revealed that, in its words, "Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax." The tale of the hoax (and the questions about Te'o's possible complicity in it) was astonishing enough. But equally damning was the list of prestigious media organizations that swallowed the hoax, apparently without question.  Continue reading... Did Obama 'Shun' Fox News At Press Conferences? WATCH: Maddow Mocks Angry NRA Leadership WATCH: Brokaw And Schieffer's Impassioned Gun Control Comments Joe Scarborough: Republicans Can Pass Gun Control Or Lose House In 2 Years (VIDEO) Anderson Cooper Rips James Tracy For Newtown Conspiracy Theories (VIDEO) Oprah, OWN Get Ad Premium For Lance Armstrong Interview Obama Called On ABC The Most During First Term Conferences; Fox News Comes In Ninth Rachel Maddow Mocks The NRA For Response To Obama's Gun Control Press Conference (VIDEO) Obama Called On ABC The Most During First Term Conferences; Fox News Comes In Ninth Dennis Kucinich Joins Fox News Rachel Maddow Mocks The NRA For Response To Obama's Gun Control Press Conference (VIDEO) MICHAEL CALDERONE Media Played Role In Manti Te'o Fake Girlfriend Hoax Deadspin reports how Notre Dame star Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend was a hoax -- and how the media helped it happen. Continue reading... BRIAN JANOSCH The Greatest Lie in Sports Is the One We Tell Ourselves There's a clear causality between our excusing idolization of athletes and our idolized athletes excusing their immoral behavior to protect that hyperinflated status. Continue reading... AL GORE Worrisome Change to the New York Times' Ability to Cover Climate This past week, the New York Times announced the closure of their environmental desk. Newspapers generally are under economic stress, and unfortunately, the Times is also affected. Its role in informing U.S. policy debates, however, is unique. Continue reading... THE STATE PRESS Drawing the Line Between Copyright and Free Knowledge The entire debacle is tragic. A life has been lost, and we can only speculate as to why. We should use this time not only to offer our condolences to Swartz's family and friends, but to inquire in his name: How do we allow widespread access to knowledge and still retain rights to intellectual property? Continue reading... JIM MORET Lance Armstrong Apology -- Spin Cycle Saying you are sorry now that the sham has been exposed and documented and admitted, simply isn't enough. At least it's not enough or me. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.