Vierra's

From reading this, you could easily think Vierra's $1,000 donation is money Gardner wouldn't have gotten if Markey has opposed the health care bill.

Jason Salzman: Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

Especially because The Post included the contextual detail that Vierra "lives outside" of Markey's Distrct, The Post should have informed us of Vierra's status as a national Republican donor who's given thousands of dollars to previous Republican candidates running for Markey's congressional seat.

Jason Salzman: Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

This information was not available on databases, like Vierra's extensive donations, until last week when quarterly fundraising reports were posted.

Post Exposes Hidden History of GOP Donor 2010

This two-part story, about Vierra's check and The Denver Post's article that inspired another donation to Gardner, was picked up by the Washington Post today in an article headlined "In Colorado, health-care debate reverberates in congressional race" by longtime reporter Dan Balz.

Jason Salzman: Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

Especially because The Post included the contextual detail that Vierra "lives outside" of Markey's Distrct, The Post should have informed us of Vierra's status as a national Republican donor who's given thousands of dollars to previous Republican candidates running for Markey's congressional seat.

Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

This two-part story, about Vierra's check and The Denver Post's article that inspired another donation to Gardner, was picked up by the Washington Post today in an article headlined "In Colorado, health-care debate reverberates in congressional race" by longtime reporter Dan Balz.

Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

From reading this, you could easily think Vierra's $1,000 donation is money Gardner wouldn't have gotten if Markey has opposed the health care bill.

Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

Westmeyer's note stated that she also lived "outside the district," according to The Spot, which repeated its mistake and quoted its own story about Vierra's $1,000 check, again omitting the information that Vierra is a major Republican donor statewide and nationally.

Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

But still, Vierra's history of donating should have been mentioned, to give us a full picture of what's going on here -- and to let us decide what to make of it.

Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010

But still, Vierra's history of donating should have been mentioned, to give us a full picture of what's going on here -- and to let us decide what to make of it.

Jason Salzman: Misleading Denver Post Story Spreads to Washington Post 2010