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Paris Hilton Now 'Jailed' in the Lap of Luxury
Whatever happened to Paris proving she could serve the time 'the right way?'
#1 Rated Newscast Ignores Major Stem Cell Story
NBC's Nightly News led with the story. CBS's Katie Couric mentioned the development. Both The Washington Post and The New York Times gave it front page, above-the-fold coverage. But ABC? Not a mention in the June 6 broadcast.
Does Watching TV Damage Character
The Culture and Media Institute's new Special Report, The Media Assault on American Values, reveals that media messages appear to be undermining the pillars of America's cultural edifice: strength of character, sexual morality and respect for God.
Interesting D-Day Question: What if CNN Was Embedded at Normandy 63 Ye
A really marvelous video was posted at YouTube today depicting a somewhat fictional press outlet – the People’s News Network – reporting on the American invasion at Normandy as if it happened today with the present antiwar media.
Lots of fun moments for those possessing a sense of humor (video available here, h/t NBer Bender).I don't know who created it, but it marvelously captures how today's…
Couric Portrays Bush as Antagonist 'Annoying' Putin, Snubbing Global W
Discussing the G-8 summit with CBS's Jim Axelrod, Katie Couric on Wednesday night portrayed an “adamant” President George Bush as the antagonist causing Russian President Vladimir Putin to be “annoyed” about NATO plans to install a missile shield in Poland, a controversy, she fretted, that is distracting attention from global warming. “Economic issues and climate change were supposed to be the…
'Radio Equalizer' Tears Apart Leftist Blog That Called O'Reilly a Liar
Radio host and blogger Brian Maloney has an excellent takedown of liberal bloggers who accused Bill O'Reilly of recently lying about the New York Times's coverage of the JFK Airport terror plot.[NewsBusters sister publication TimesWatch.org dealt with the Times downplaying the terror plot here and here.]Below is the relevant excerpt from Maloney's blog, "Radio Equalizer," portions in bold are my…
USA Today: 'A Little Medical Coverage' Worse than None
Story downplays advantages of limited-benefits insurance, relies on critics by 2:1.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of 'Free' Health Care
Every new 'right' the U.S. government has promised has turned into a massively expensive failure, yet the media continue to cheer supporters of tax-funded programs.
Chivalry Still Alive: AP Gives Larry's But Not Laurie's Age in David D
Who would have thought that chivalry would still be alive at the liberal Associated Press? Yet in its story on the split between Larry and Laurie David, the venerable wire agency states the age, 59, of the creator of Seinfeld, but not that of his activist wife, producer of Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth."Isn't the feminist AP the home of strong women, proud of every wrinkle? For the record,…