Weekend Captionfest

Matthew Sheffield

CBS Continues To Promote Unimpressed Critics Of Zarqawi's Death

Michael Rule

Vieira, Joy Behar Have Long Farewell Kiss After Asking, 'What Would Ro

Meredith Vieira departed ABC's The View (registration required) today and she certainly went out with, uh, a bang. At 11:36AM EDT, co-host Joy Behar toasted Vieira, who will join the Today show in September. She remarked, "I’m so upset....And I just don’t know how to express it, you know? I thought to myself, what would Rosie O’Donnell do?" Then Behar took Vieira in her arms and the two engaged…
Scott Whitlock

NBC’s 'Today' Show: Zarqawi Supporters Going Through 'a Range of Emo

The media’s defeatist analysis of the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi has now continued into a second day. Matt Lauer opened the June 9 Today show with this cheery greeting: "Good morning. What now? The day after the world learned of the death of Abu Musab Zarqawi. The question remains, who will take his place and will it spark revenge attacks?" Almost ten minutes later, at 7:09AM EDT, Lauer…
Scott Whitlock

Dixie Chicks Struggle to Fill Seats

Greg Sheffield

NBC Marks Death Tax Bills Demise with Democratic Zinger

Ken Shepherd

CNN Airs Glowing Review of Ethanol Boom in Iowa

Reporter Lothian leaves out how taxpayers are picking up a large part of the bill.
Ken Shepherd

CBS Downplays Terrorisms Impact on Oil

BusinessWeek cited oil analysts who estimated much higher costs from terrorism.
Ken Shepherd

LA Times Achieves Full Mastery of the Obvious

John Noonan

Zarqawi a Victim

Michael Rule

How Could Good News from Iraq Make So Many Bad Headlines

Greg Sheffield

NYT Double Standard: 'Combative' Tom DeLay vs. 'Impassioned' Jim Wrigh

Clay Waters

Analyzing Victory Into Defeat

It's not necessary for reporters to agree that the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a major victory. But they should let their readers know such people, outside the Bush Administration, exist. In After Zarqawi, No Clear Path In Weary Iraq by the Washington Post's Ellen Knickmeyer, every independent expert downplays the significance of Zarqawi's death. Even a mysteriously identified "longtime…
Christopher Fotos

WashPost Cultural Critic Laments Dead-Zarqawi Picture, 'Unsuitably Fra

Tim Graham