Study: Media Needs Improvement in Transparency

Time, CNN among the worst

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 13 /Standard Newswire/ -- The Scooter Libby trial dramatically illustrated that all is not well in the Bush administration and in Washington power politics in general. But it also showed how little most of mainstream media care about transparency, despite frequent calls from media organizations for greater accountability and openness from public officials. During the Libby saga, not only were journalists reluctant to say what they knew and how they knew it, but their news organizations were also loathe to admit mistakes and seemingly couldn't bear going public with their internal staff and reporting guidelines. (Full Story)