Accuracy in Media

Sinclair Broadcasting Group has announced that it has hired former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson  to host a new national Sunday morning  program that will air on its affiliates. The 30-minute show will launch in the fall and will be “a blend of investigative and political journalism, with a focus on accountability.” “We are […]

Judicial Watch has released documents they obtained through a FOIA request on Operation Fast and Furious. Among the more than 42,000 pages is an email exchange between the Justice Department and the White House showing that the administration sought to rein in CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who was labeled as being “out of control.” From […]

In an interview with National Public Radio’s David Folkenflik, former CBS investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson said that the network  discouraged her from pursuing stories on the Obama administration, and seemingly lost interest in her government watchdog stories to the point that they kept them off the air. Here are some excerpts from Attkisson’s interview: “You […]

WASHINGTON — The Heritage Foundation launched their new content website, The Daily Signal, yesterday morning to much buzz and fanfare. The homepage featured Sharyl Attkisson, who had left CBS News earlier this year. Former CBS investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson joined their team as a senior independent contributor, and joins the likes of former Red Alert Politics […]

Former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson said this morning on Fox and Friends that if she let the left-wing blogs and others on the left influence her, she would be only covering the weather. I basically am trying to keep my nose to the grindstone, and if I were influenced by the left-wing blogs […]

In a lengthy interview with CNN’s Reliable Sources Brian Stelter, former CBS investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson said that left-wing media watchdog group Media Matters “targeted her” and may have been paid off to do so. Attkisson told Stelter that critics are trying to controversialize her reporting in an effort to discredit stories they don’t like. […]

Former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who resigned from the network after 20 years last month, said that the Obama White House’s aggressive campaign to go after stories it doesn’t like has had a “chilling effect” on reporting. Attkisson appeared Sunday on Fox News Channel’s Media Buzz, where she was interviewed by host Howard Kurtz: […]

Former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson, who resigned from the network earlier this month, has wasted no time in her pursuit of the truth with the launch of her new website. The website, featuring the tagline “Untouchable Subjects.  Fearless Reporting,” is designed to educate visitors about her past reporting on stories relating to the Fast and […]

WASHINGTON, February 1, 2012—Accuracy in Media will honor Dana Loesch and Sharyl Attkisson for their outstanding contributions to journalism in a ceremony taking place at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference. The Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award is named for AIM’s founder, who was America’s original media watchdog. “Accuracy in Media could not be […]