About that MSM Congressional hearing 'reporting' (Jim)

Dona's finishing up a roundtable with the gang about Congressional hearings they reported on last week.  As Ruth noted in "Ed O'Keefe makes a mistake, Steve Miller has not been fired," you really need to question some of the media's reporting on Congressional hearings.  But no one drove that home better last week than Cedric and Wally with their joint-post "Psychics are running USA Today!" and "THIS JUST IN! USA TODAY EMPLOYS PSYCHICS!" about USA Today reporting on what was taking place in a hearing that had not yet started.

Check it out, USA Today filed on the Friday, May 17ths hearing at 11:40 pm Thursday May 16th.


How does that happen?  Most 'reporting' on hearings are usually just reporters pulling from the written remarks the witnesses submit for the record and the written opening statements by the Chair and the Ranking Member.  When they are in attendance, most of the press leaves during the first round of questioning, usually after the Chair and Ranking Member ask their first questions.


In addition, to give some credit, C.I. and Ava often point out that they often attend hearings where the only press outlet present is the Associated Press.