Who's counting?(CORRESPONDENCE)(Letter to the editor)

Abramowitz, Alan; Gitlin, Todd

IN HIS REVIEW OF LAPDOGS: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush, [July/August 2006] Todd Gitlin writes that the phony accusation that Al Gore claimed to have invented the Internet appeared in the media more than 4,800 times during the 2000 presidential campaign. Gitlin does not explain how this number was calculated, nor does he indicate the exact time period covered or which media were included. However, a LexisNexis search reveals only 19 mentions of the "Gore-in-vented-the-Internet" charge in major American newspapers between January 1, 2000, and Election Day. Moreover, ...