A summary of the Fauxtography scandal and why conservatives don’t trust the MSM

Good morning, ya’ll

This month has been a bad month for the embattled MSM in terms of their ‘trustworthiness’ (what little bit they had left). Mary Katharine Ham explains why, with links galore to the various fake/staged/doctored photo scandals that have been uncovered by conservative bloggers this month. She sums up why conservatives so distrust the MSM by pointing out E&P editor Greg Mitchell’s less than impressive defense of photojournalists in light of the fake/staged/doctored photo discoveries, and closes with links to fellow NC blogger Bob Owens aka The Confederate Yankee‘s exposure of Mitchell’s subtle changing of a 2003 piece he wrote that contained an admission that he faked news as a young reporter – an edit Mitchell made without notation.

Media defenders who continue to wonder why conservatives have such a strong distrust of the MSM shouldn’t have to wonder anymore after they read her column.

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Speaking of MKH and Bob Owens, both will be at Carolina FreedomNet 2006 on October 7th in Greensboro, NC along with yours truly. Hope to see you there.