Accuracy in Media

CNN’s Jake Tapper joined NBC’s Chuck Todd on his 1947: Meet the Press podcast Thursday to discuss Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Both men were critical of Clinton’s behavior and that he has never apologized to Lewinsky. “I understand why people at the time were upset,” Tapper said. “I understood it then, but now, having kids, I […]

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow called the beginning of former President Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Philadelphia “shocking and weird:” “I think the beginning of the speech was a controversial way to start, honestly. Talking up ‘the girl,’ ‘a girl,’ leading with this long story about him being attracted to […]

The speaker biography of Hillary Clinton distributed to audience members at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition convention this week included some details that were less than flattering to the presumptive Democratic nominee. After listing some facts about her personal life and political career, the bio then delved into the less successful aspects of her life: “As First […]

He’s right, isn’t he?

Monia Lewinsky spoke as a part of the TED Talks and said public shaming should not be a new norm, and did talk about her affair with the married President Bill Clinton. “Public humiliation is a commodity and shame is an industry,” she said. “Someone is making money off of the back of someone else’s […]