WINNERS OF THE COVETED 2007 AWARD FOR POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS
By Carey Roberts
December 29, 2007
NewsWithViews.com

The Duke lacrosse case represents an enduring failure of the American mainstream media. Not only did the New York Times, CNN, USA Today, and other outlets neglect their duty to provide balanced and factual coverage of the case. Worse, they became the public relations arm of a sleazy prosecutor named Michael Nifong.

As so often happens in rape cases, the media featured lurid accusations made by an anonymous victim, all the while omitting the word “allegedâ€