Many US Cities Have Had Murder Rates Higher Than Iraq's 2006 'Violent
January 3rd, 2007 11:10 AM
The Associated Press released an interesting set of statistics (host link stored for future ref) a couple of days ago that I would suppose were designed to suck away any optimism any fools who still support the mission in Iraq might have (bolds are mine):BAGHDAD, Iraq - Government officials on Monday reported that 16,273 Iraqi civilians, soldiers and police died violent deaths in 2006, a figure…
Oops! During Segment on Bin Laden, CNN Graphic Asks ‘Where’s Obama
January 2nd, 2007 10:57 AM
Previewing a segment on the January 1 edition of "Situation Room," a CNN graphic confused the world’s most wanted terrorist with Senator Barack Obama. Anchor Wolf Blitzer teased a piece on the hunt for Osama bin Laden by wondering about "another man feared and hated around the world. That would be Osama bin Laden." Unfortunately, the onscreen graphic asked "Where’s Obama?" Perhaps the cable…
CNN.com Home Page Photo Gives Saddam the 'Deceased Statesman' Look
December 29th, 2006 11:10 PM
Words fail (direct image link):Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
Investors Business Daily Weighs in on Jamil Hussein
December 29th, 2006 12:26 AM
The last paragraph of their Wednesday editorial (my bold) makes the point that the wire service, its defenders, and those who want to see the whole to-do as being about "just one incident," won't see, or won't admit to seeing:What is clear about all this is that nothing is clear. Maybe there's a Jamil Hussein with the Iraqi police, but he's a sergeant, not a captain. Maybe there's a police…
State Dept. Acknowledges Arafat's Orchestration of 1973 Murders; Old M
December 28th, 2006 12:24 AM
WorldNetDaily reported yesterday on the discovery of a State Department document released earlier this year (Here it is, converted to an HTML doc by yours truly for easy reference). State acknowledges, apparently for the first time, something that Scott at Powerline (here and here) demonstrated definitively more than three years ago from other available evidence.The admission is that State has…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 16 to
December 22nd, 2006 9:40 AM
As 2006 draws to a close, the MRC has once again ranked the most egregiously biased quotes from members of the media. So, who made the cut as "the best of the worst?" Click here to find out. Christmas may be arriving soon, but NPR chose the week before December 25 as the appropriate time to broadcast an atheist message of holiday intolerance. Showing that radio can still compete with television…
MRC Study: On Day Zarqawi Died, CNN And MSNBC Focused on The Negative
December 20th, 2006 5:01 PM
Now that times are difficult in Iraq, it’s easy for the media to claim they are simply reporting the bad news that is obvious to everyone. But how did networks such as CNN and MSNBC report more positive events? According to a new study by the MRC, overall, Fox News generated the most balanced coverage of news on the ground, while the other two cable networks consistently emphasized negative…
Reporters at Bush News Conference Attack Hypothetical Troop Level Plan
December 20th, 2006 1:18 PM
During a presidential news conference on Wednesday, members of the media made it very clear to President Bush that they do not support increasing troop levels in Iraq. Although no such plan has been officially announced, several print and television reporters appeared to be launching a preemptive strike against the idea and in support of a quick withdrawal. During the hour long question and…
