EmptyWheel grades Libby trial press coverage

EmptyWheel has promised to evaluate the written press coverage of the Libby trial which started this week. Her first effort here is itself excellent journalism. She lays out the the standards she plans to use, and then shows some of the early writting with her evaluation.

The first Excellant reports she listes is an AP piece written by Matt Apuzzo and published in Sky Valley Journalhere. It is several vignettes of key players in the trial. Go read the rest at FiredogLake. Emptywheel has written the book (literally) on the Plame Leak Case. The book is The Anatomy of Deceit by Marcy Wheeler. It is to be released January 28th.

Anatomy of Deceit: How the Bush Administration Used the Media to Sell the War and Smear a Critic

Don't forget, the site for all things related to the Plame Leak investigation and trial is Firedoglake.