No Reporters Allowed in Gitmo–Except for Fox

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 Last week, the Pentagon kicked all reporters out of the Guantanamo Bay prison after the suicides of three detainees. But on Wednesday the Defense Dept. invited a Fox News analyst down to Cuba to tour the facility. And what do you know? The Fox analyst described Gitmo as ?now gentle, almost child-like the way they treat the detainees.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Apologizes to L.A. Times Reporter

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2006 The president had lightly mocked a reporter for wearing sunglasses at a press conference -- apparently unaware that the reporter has impaired vision. Bush later called to apologize. The reporter said he took no offense. Story See the actual exchange Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s New Policy Advisor Wished ‘Explosion’ on Reporters in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister, Bush's new chief domestic policy advisor, said this in 2003 about journalists in Iraq: "A significant number are whiny and appallingly soft. ? I almost wished there would be a very loud explosion very nearby just to shut up their rattling." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Reporter: Feature Stories Can Get Us Killed in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 In light of the CBS crew that was just attacked (two killed, one wounded) reporting a routine feature story in Iraq, watch CBS reporter Lara Logan speak in late March about how these kinds of attacks are tragically all too common. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Crew Members Die in Baghdad Attack

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 Two members of a CBS News team were killed and a correspondent was critically wounded when the unit in which they were embedded was attacked. They were reporting a routine feature story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Urged to Stop Paying Iraqi Reporters

Staff / Truthdig May 25, 2006 The Dept. of Defense says that the Pentagon's practice of paying Iraqi journalists to write positive stories could damage American credibility. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gonzales: We May Prosecute Journalists

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales says that the Bush White House may go after journalists who report on national security-related matters. "There are some statutes on the book which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that that is a possibility." Funny: There are lots of FISA statutes that you don't have to read particularly carefully to learn that spying on Americans without warrants is illegal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Leslie Cauley

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Truthdig salutes Leslie Cauley, the USA Today reporter who broke the blockbuster story about the NSA's program to amass the records of every phone call made in America. Her scoop laid waste to President Bush's assertion that his domestic spying targets only a handful of suspected terrorists living in the U.S. In the wake of her story, GOP Sen. Arlen Specter is calling for congressional hearings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Capital Full of Shih Tzu Reporters

Molly Ivins / Truthdig May 11, 2006 "The president's approval ratings are at 31%, and not a single Shih Tzu will yap at him." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Gay Talese, Back in the Mix

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 3, 2006 Upon the publication of his first book in 14 years, the legendary reporter talks sex, plagiarism and his place in the journalistic pantheon. Check out the exclusive Truthdig interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Day I Was Shot’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 A BBC reporter recounts his harrowing tale of being shot by suspected Al Qaeda members in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Molly Ivins: The Great Bush Reclassification Project

Molly Ivins / Truthdig Apr 27, 2006 It's nice to know that the investigative reporter Jack Anderson is still under investigation, although seriously dead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )