Fervent liberalism is not the only thing that's predictable at the Los Angeles Times. You can bet that when the Times publishes a news article on the Church abuse scandal, rabid letters to the editor that bash the Church will follow a … [Read more...]
LA Times Staffer Admits Mexico Abortion Figure Was Faulty
November 19, 2007 By
A couple of weeks ago, we challenged claims published by Los Angeles Times staffer Héctor Tobar and his paper. (11/6/07: "LAT Propagates Mexico Abortion Falsehoods") Before first-trimester abortions were made legal for the … [Read more...]
Reader Writes About Clergy Abuse Story In Way That LA Times Staff Won’t
November 18, 2007 By
We have reported several times on the negligent reporting by the Los Angeles Times on the Catholic Church abuse scandal. (See here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.) Last week, we reported on a glaring error about the scandal in an … [Read more...]
LA Times to Pope Benedict: Don’t Listen to Conservative Catholics
November 15, 2007 By
A trip to the United States from Pope Benedict is still nearly six months away (April 2008), but the Los Angeles Times is already in a tizzy. An editorial in Wednesday's Times (11/14/07) advises the Pope to shun "hard-liners" … [Read more...]
LA Times, Jason Berry Spreads Church Abuse Falsehoods; Teacher Abuse Study Ignored
November 12, 2007 By
An opinion article by author Jason Berry in Sunday's Los Angeles Times (11/11/07) claims that United States Catholic bishops "released data [in 2004] showing that they had identified about 4,400 abusive U.S. priests." The … [Read more...]
LA Times Propagates Mexico Abortion Falsehoods
November 4, 2007 By
As unrestricted first-trimester abortions were being made legal in Mexico City for the first time this past April, the Los Angeles Times reported claims that "up to 1 million Mexican women seek abortions every year" and … [Read more...]
LA Times Columnist, Lib Author Smear Catholic Church With Abortion Falsehood
October 11, 2007 By
On Wednesday (10/10/07), Tim Rutten, media columnist for the Los Angeles Times, gave a glowing review to the latest book from anti-Catholic "Catholic" Garry Wills. Wills' new book is Head and Heart: American Christianities. In … [Read more...]
Missing Information From LA Times in Coverage of Church Abuse Suits
October 10, 2007 By
On Tuesday (10/9/07), the Los Angeles Times published this story about four women reaching a $6.8 million settlement in molestation lawsuits against the Catholic Church's diocese of Orange County, California. The article, by Christine … [Read more...]
Facts, Fairness Out the Window In LA Times Op-Ed Attack On Calif. Bishop
October 2, 2007 By
The harm wrecked upon victims of sexual abuse is real and damaging. That is not an excuse, however, for reckless, false, and misleading reporting about Catholic Church officials. Take the egregiously wobbly op-ed from Monday's Los … [Read more...]
Claims of Innocence By Accused Priests Missing In Coverage of LA Abuse Cases?
July 17, 2007 By
After a Los Angeles judge agreed on Monday (7/16/07) to the $660 million settlement between 508 individuals and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, several plaintiffs stood outside the courthouse in front of a throng of television and newspaper … [Read more...]
