Let's ask again: Where is the national media? The sex abuse scandals at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continue to grow. Just since May of this year: A high school athletic coach was charged with 12 felony counts of … [Read more...]
Not the Catholic Church? MSM Mum to Huge L.A. School Sex Abuse Scandal
May 19, 2008 By
A major child sex abuse scandal has erupted in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Where's the national media? Steve Thomas Rooney faces 13 felony sex-related counts, including charges that he had unlawful sex with two … [Read more...]
Readers Cite LA Times For Anti-Catholicism – Again
March 20, 2008 By
Anti-Catholicism still thrives at the Los Angeles Times, even though readers of the paper continue to call them on it. Last week, the Times published a smarmy op-ed by "humor" writer Barry Gottlieb ("That 'thou shalt … [Read more...]
LA Times Fails To Identify Public Activism of Letter Writers
December 16, 2007 By
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...]
St. Patrick’s, Catholics Getting Raw Deal In ‘Sweatshop’ Claim?
November 22, 2007 By
The New York Times reports that the man behind the claim that crosses and crucifixes are made under "horrific sweatshop conditions" in China admits that his information is "sketchy" and "anecdotal." Charles … [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, 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...]
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...]
