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In the web of George Soros we find Media Matters. A group who has been supporting and advocating for Progressive Causes since day one. All the while professing to be a "typical neutral" news source.
STELTER: Do you think that's what Media Matters is doing? Media Matters has been campaigning against you and saying you've been inaccurate in your reporting, is that what they're doing? They're just trying to controversialize the issue?
ATTKISSON: Media Matters, as my understanding, is a far left blog group that I think holds itself out to be sort of an independent watchdog group. And yes, they clearly targeted me at some point. They used to work with me on stories and tried to help me produce my stories, and at some point --
STELTER: That's interesting.
ATTKISSON: Well, I think they call -- don't they call you? I mean, they call journalists and they're trying to --
STELTER: Right, they're always emailing things, making us --
(CROSSTALK)
STELTER: -- try to act outraged about something, right?
ATTKISSON: And I was certainly friendly with them as anybody, good information can come from any source. But when I persisted with Fast and Furious and some of the green energy stories I was doing, I clearly at some point became a target, that they -- you know, I don't know if someone paid them to do it or if they took it on their own. But they were very much --
STELTER: Do you think that's possible that someone paid them?
ATTKISSON: Well, they get contributions from -- yes, they get contributions from --
STELTER: But specifically to target you?
ATTKISSON: Perhaps, sure. I think that's what some of these groups do, absolutely.
STELTER: Do you think that's what Media Matters is doing? Media Matters has been campaigning against you and saying you've been inaccurate in your reporting, is that what they're doing? They're just trying to controversialize the issue?
ATTKISSON: Media Matters, as my understanding, is a far left blog group that I think holds itself out to be sort of an independent watchdog group. And yes, they clearly targeted me at some point. They used to work with me on stories and tried to help me produce my stories, and at some point --
STELTER: That's interesting.
ATTKISSON: Well, I think they call -- don't they call you? I mean, they call journalists and they're trying to --
STELTER: Right, they're always emailing things, making us --
(CROSSTALK)
STELTER: -- try to act outraged about something, right?
ATTKISSON: And I was certainly friendly with them as anybody, good information can come from any source. But when I persisted with Fast and Furious and some of the green energy stories I was doing, I clearly at some point became a target, that they -- you know, I don't know if someone paid them to do it or if they took it on their own. But they were very much --
STELTER: Do you think that's possible that someone paid them?
ATTKISSON: Well, they get contributions from -- yes, they get contributions from --
STELTER: But specifically to target you?
ATTKISSON: Perhaps, sure. I think that's what some of these groups do, absolutely.
