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Jamison Foser: An unconvincing defense of Howard Kurtz

Mediaite's Steve Krakauer defends Howard Kurtz's glaring conflict of interest, arguing that Kurtz's (tepid) criticism of CNN for not paying more attention to a controversial comment by Rep. Alan Grayson shows that Kurtz "doesn't hold back when giving... Full Article at Media Matters for America

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  1. My track record makes clear that I’ve been as aggressive toward CNN – and The Washington Post, for that matter – as I would be if I didn’t host a weekly program there
    – Howard Kurtz SOURCE: Mediaite.com 3 weeks ago
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    SOURCE: The Hill 4 weeks ago
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