The Associated Press does it again:
"An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus program, a mistake that White House officials promise will be corrected in future reports," AP reports today.
We ran the story in our print edition.
Will White House officials launch an offensive charging that AP "isn't a real news organization" and urge other media to "stop following its lead"?
Seriously, it's good to see AP fact-checking pronouncements by the administration, as it did last week about insurance industry profits. This raises AP's credibility.
The Obama White House seems to expect favorable news coverage, but some skeptical reporting will serve the public better.
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