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Early February 2005, [[Media Matters for America]], revealed that for over a year [[James Guckert]] posed as a "journalist for ''Talon ===Emerging News''" at the White House press conferences. Guckert was best known to ask softball questions or to ask questions within the White House's agenda.===
An alternative appraisal John Byrne's <i>The Raw Story</i>, which has been hot on the trail of the ''Talon News'' comes -"[[Jeff Gannon]]" story, announced February 22, 2005, that [http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=112 "''Talon News'' appears to have plagiarized content from Jamison Foser Fox News, others."] See ''The Raw Story'' article for examples. However, this can readily be seen in copy attributed to Gannon -- and perhaps others who were allegedly "writing" for the ''Talon'' -- in the links to articles published with the ''Talon News'' byline in the ''Hawaii Reporter''. The [http://www.hawaiireporter.com/list.aspx?Outside+Hawaii ''Hawaii Reporter''].com web site shows the Talon News byline beginning September 12, 2003, following the absence of any media feed for the ''Hawaii Reporter'' during the month of August. Until that time, the predominant byline had been that of UPI. After ''Talon News'' first appeared in September 2003, it predominated daily news postings. See the listing of "correspondents" whose names accompany the ''Talon News'' byline below. Stories were allegedly "filed" from numerous locations, as would be the custom of correspondents on location, to include Washington; Sacramento; Los Angeles; Nashville; Wilmington, DE, New York; Pyongyang, North Korea; Montgomery, AL; and Bangkok, Thailand. ===Background=== Early February 2005, [[Media Matters for America]], revealed that for over a year James Guckert ''alias'' Jeff Gannon posed as a "journalist for ''Talon News''" at the White House press conferences. Guckert was best known to ask softball questions or to ask questions within the White House's agenda. James Foser posed the question January 28, 2005, [http://mediamatters.org/items/200501280006 "What is Talon News, and why does it have press credentials?"], January 28, 2005:
The [http://www.hawaiireporter.com/list.aspx?Outside+Hawaii ''Hawaii Reporter''].com web site shows the ===Talon News byline beginning September 12, 2003, following the absence of any reports for the "Byline" ''Hawaii Reporter'' during the month of August. Until that time, the predominant byline had been that of UPI. After Talon News first appeared in September 2003, it predominated daily news postings. The following is a listing of "reporters" whose names accompany the Talon News byline. Stories were allegedly "filed" from numerous locations, to include Washington; Sacramento; Los Angeles; Nashville; Wilmington, DE, New York; Pyongyang, North Korea; Montgomery, AL; and Bangkok, Thailand.: Correspondents===
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'''Talon News''', according to its web site, describes itself as "a news company which covers political, national, and world news. Talon News focuses on those stories often overlooked by other media outlets." [http://www.talonnews.com/about/]
In general, the news on this website is in tune with White House policy or with a "conservative" slant.
:"Talon News, a conservative company whose Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent Jeff Gannon is well-known for asking loaded pro-Republican questions at White House press briefings, appears to be more a political organization than a media outlet.
:"Talon News apparently consists of little more than Eberle, Gannon, and a few volunteers, and is virtually indistinguishable from GOPUSA.com."
===Websites Syndicating Talon's Content===
===Personnel===
*[[Robert R. Eberle, Jr.]], editor in chief *[[Jennifer Ohman ]], Media media relations ===Talon News "Byline" ''Hawaii Reporter''===
*[[Richard Brownell]]
