Erik Wemple, Wash Post
Television journalism today proved that it learned little from last month’s Supreme Court mishap. ABC News’s Brian Ross, in a rush to break some news on the Aurora, Colo., shooting rampage, incorrectly associated the suspect in the case with the Tea Party. Ross said the following today on “Good Morning America”:Brian Ross: There is a Jim Holmes of Aurora, Colorado, page on the Colorado Tea Party site as well, talking about him joining the Tea Party last year. Now we don’t know if this is the same Jim Holmes — but this is Jim Holmes...
Television journalism today proved that it learned little from last month’s Supreme Court mishap. ABC News’s Brian Ross, in a rush to break some news on the Aurora, Colo., shooting rampage, incorrectly associated the suspect in the case with the Tea Party. Ross said the following today on “Good Morning America”:Brian Ross: There is a Jim Holmes of Aurora, Colorado, page on the Colorado Tea Party site as well, talking about him joining the Tea Party last year. Now we don’t know if this is the same Jim Holmes — but this is Jim Holmes...
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