NEWSWEEK FALLOUT
House Dems to hold forum on media bias Tuesday with Franken, Brock, others
By John Byrne | RAW STORY
In the wake of a firestorm on the House floor over a Newsweek article about desecrating the Quran, a dozen members of Congress have planned a forum next Tuesday on media bias, RAW STORY has learned.
Among those scheduled to testify are Air America Radio host Al Franken, Media Matters chief David Brock, AmericaBLOG's John Aravosis, a Washington bureau BBC reporter, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's Steve Rendell and Mark Lloyd, from the progressive thinktank Center for American Progress. Wonkette's Ana Marie Cox has also been invited.
The panel will be hosted by ranking House Judiciary Committee Democrat Rep. John Conyers, Jr (D-MI). [raw story]
Tuesday, May 24
Forum on Media Bias
Air America will be broadcasting this today. Be sure to listen at airamericaradio.com
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