ABC Hatches Weeklong Series on Bird Flu

In 2003, ABC questioned governments bioterrorism warnings, but now emphasizes latest concerns on bird flu.
Ken Shepherd
 

"60 Minutes" Fixture Mike Wallace To Retire

The New York Times (via TVNewser) discovered that CBS "60 Minutes" fixture Mike Wallace will retire: "After serving as a correspondent on 60 Minutes since its inception in September 1968, Mr. Wallace said today that he had decided to retire this spring, at the end of the current television season. He said that the move had come at his initiative, and that 'CBS is not pushing me.'" Conservatives…
Tim Graham
 

David Gregory Insists He's Not Putting on a Show

Greg Sheffield
 

Bozell Column: Helen Thomas Wants To Be Cloned

Will former White House reporter Helen Thomas ever go away? She's now written up a jeremiad perpetuating the myth that our media are mere whimpering lapdogs of Bush, tinny arfs all around. She hones in on that old, diseased chestnut that the liberal media went all soft in the "rush to war" in Iraq.Helen's harangue appeared in the appropriate platform: The Nation magazine, which advertises on its…
Brent Bozell
 

How Dare “Politics Intrude” on a Sporting Event, Suggests New York

Clay Waters
 

Biden: Bush & Murtha 'Not That Far Apart', Katie Questions Clinton Ele

Mark Finkelstein
 

New Jersey Columnist Had His Mike Cut Off As He Questioned Dan Rather

Tim Graham
 

Soft on Scientology: Will Media Cover Isaac Hayes Hiking Out of 'South

Tim Graham
 

Hume Scolds E&P Mag for Ignoring Positive Side of Iraq Assessment by N

In his Monday “Grapevine” segment, FNC's Brit Hume relayed how “in an interview with TV host Bill Maher over the weekend,” New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns “remained pessimistic, but also said that now, quote, 'U.S. military and diplomatic leadership in Iraq is about as good as you could possibly get,' end quote, and he said the U.S. team there has, quote, 'got the formula more or…
Brent Baker
 

Political Bloggers May Get Federal Protection

Greg Sheffield
 

Strong February Employment Still Downplayed by Some Media

Several outlets frown on 243,000 new jobs, but others show improvement in coverage of monthly jobs report.As good a month as February was for Americans looking for work, some media continued to do a sub-par job of informing the public about the condition of the nation’s labor market – even as almost a quarter of a million new positions were created. Although the overall coverage was better than…
Noel Sheppard
 

The NY Times Loves Abu Ghraib... Not So Fond of Tom Fox Torture

David Flanagan
 

CNN’s Soledad O’Brien Takes on Russ Feingold Over Censure of Presi

Noel Sheppard
 

CBS Drowns Bush Iraq Speech with Negative Poll Numbers, Skip How Third

CBS News chose the day President Bush launched a series of speeches, intended to boost support for the Iraq war, to highlight a poll which found most Americans are much more pessimistic than is the President. In laying out on Monday's CBS Evening News a series of poll findings, including how 66 percent feel Bush has been describing the “things in Iraq” as “better than they are,” both Bob…
Brent Baker