AP's Solomon rewarded for inaccurate reporting

Last week's AP story on how Harry Reid didn't break the law or violate senate ethics sure did get plenty of attention. That's mainly because the author manipulated information and omitted exculpatory facts in a piece that seemed tailor-made to falsely smear Reid. Then some AP editor went and made it even less apparent that Reid hadn't done anything wrong by cutting a key passage. To top it all off, Solomon then wrote a second piece to defend/congratulate himself which further distorted the facts and even cited state officials as saying things they, in reality, strongly deny.

The AP's response?

For his work giving AP ownership of this high-profile story, Solomon wins this week's prize of $500.

That's pretty much the definition of 'corporate media.' Forsaking factual reporting in favor of boosting profits.