Mr. Keyes took that as an affront, and accused reporters of racism.

Rather than clarify his comments, he lashed out, accusing reporters of trying to divide the team.

As he has done often throughout his campaign, Mr. Perot today angrily accused reporters of distortions that make him look bad.

He said he didn't call the boss a liar - he accused reporters of making it up - and later admitted he had.

Hayes repeatedly denied that he had made the statement and accused reporters of "irresponsible journalism", until an audio recording attesting to the statement was released.

Their abundance helps explain why so many Americans are critical of the press and accuse reporters of playing "gotcha" journalism.

During that campaign, the Governor several times accused reporters of intentionally distorting their coverage to damage him.

By late afternoon, Torborg was accusing reporters of manufacturing stories and challenging the upset players to come forward.

Athletes have long accused reporters of creating stories, and, sadly, this is one of those instances.

She began to treat the media collectively as an adversary, accusing reporters of reducing complex issues to meaningless sound bites and reveling in others' mistakes.