LA Times Fails To Identify Public Activism of Letter Writers

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?

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...]

St. Patrick’s, Catholics Getting Raw Deal In ‘Sweatshop’ Claim?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...]