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A Conspiracy Theory the Media Can Tolerate
While ABC came under assault from the left in this country for
even thinking to air something critical of the Clinton administration's
role in the leadup to 9/11, Canada's leading broadcast network was
doing the very opposite: airing a "documentary" exploring
the idea that the Bush White House was behind the attacks
that killed thousands of Americans (often called MIHOP in leftie circles):
On…
PBS Feature Claims 'Hurt Feelings' from Layoffs Might Be 'Lethal
NY Times' Uchitelle says workers' low self-esteem is worse for the economy than the Great Depression.
Rather Working Too Hard
Not exactly media bias but worth noting: Dan Rather is hard at work on producing his new HDNet show. The report comes from the same Freeper, MindBender26, who correctly announced the departure of Dan Rather from CBS.Rather is working overtime on his new satellite-fed dinky cable show.
Editors who have seen first drafts of story treatments say it is WAY
over the top, sort of a "Howard Beale on…
Democrats, Elections, and the NFL
As Democrat football teams started their mini-camps this
summer, there was great anticipation concerning the upcoming season.
Most analysts, many of whom are difficult to distinguish from Dem
cheerleaders, predicted a left-wing sweep that would end up in a
changing of the guard come January. Yet, given the results of the
NFL’s opening weekend, things aren’t as rosy for
the Democrats as some had…
Double Standard on Personal Attacks: Ann Richards' 'Fun-Loving Spirit
For a media that likes to complain about the incivility and personal attacks that Republicans have supposedly injected into our politics over the past generation, the networks' reactions to former Texas Governor Ann Richards underscore journalists' partisan approach to what is fair and what is foul.In 1988, then-Texas state treasurer Richards laced her keynote address at the Democratic National…