Russert's Vendetta Against White House

Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy in Media takes a look at how the media has performed in the over-hyped alleged outing of an alleged covert CIA agent and finds their performance lacking in several areas. Most egregious is Russert continuing to cover a story in which he is a central character.

NBC's Tim Russert, whose credibility is on the line in the CIA leak case, is using his NBC Meet the Press program to make it practically impossible for former Dick Cheney aide Lewis Libby to get a fair trial. Russert, who has in effect accused Libby of lying, will likely be a prosecution witness in the case. But he's still covering and commenting on the case for NBC News. It's a new low in journalism.