NYT Discovers (Air) America -- Just Two Weeks Behind the Blogosphere

Buried on page 3 of today's Metro section (and apparently absent from the national edition entirely) is the NYT's first whisper of the financial scandal at left-wing radio network Air America. The crack NYT staff got to the story less than three weeks after the New York Daily News first picked up on it July 26. Not that the headline or subhead of the Times' story actually mention "Air…
Clay Waters
 

Wholesale Takedown of Al Qaeda Websites? Nope

Lawrence Henry
 

Conservative Talk Show Host Hits Too Close To Home for David Gregory's

MSNBC's David Gregory took umbrage with criticism of the media’s coverage of Cindy Sheehan on last night's Hardball at around 7:53pm. The following is a brief exchange from a segment that featured talk show host Melanie Morgan and Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen:Gregory: "Melanie, let me, let me begin with you. Does Cindy Sheehan have something important to say?"Melanie Morgan: "I think that…
Geoffrey Dickens
 

NBC Showcases Sheehan, MSNBC Touts Her as Symbol of “Dissent

Cindy Sheehan got a full segment Thursday evening on the NBC Nightly News as anchor Brian Williams framed her protest in the context of how “so far, 1,846 Americans have died in Iraq, nearly 14,000 have been wounded. And it doesn't help that a woman who lost a son in Iraq vows to wait outside the President's ranch until the Commander-in-Chief agrees to speak with her.” Reporter Kelly O’Donnell…
Brent Baker
 

CBS misleads viewers on Sheehan connection to radical left-wing groups

Ken Shepherd
 

New York Times Cleans up Franken Quote

A couple of years ago, there was a bit of a media firestorm, at least on the web, when New York Times' columnist Maureen Dowd was caught removing a portion of a comment that the President made. The omission rendered a clear and straightforward statement as a delusional and misleading one. Eventually the Times was forced to "correct" the quote. Well, the New York times is "Dowdifying" quotes…
Lyford Beverage
 

Brokaw Recalls "Very Opinionated" Jennings

Tim Graham
 

Re: Raging Grannies Goodbye

Tim Graham
 

9/11 Commission Report Under Fire

Michael Nevin
 

Olbermann's Interview with Cindy Sheehan

Brad Wilmouth
 

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Tries to 'Make News

Greg Sheffield
 

MSM Silent on Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Violent Depiction Towards

Stacy L. Harp
 

The Washington Post Distorts the Able Danger Story

Jimmie Bise Jr
 

Barnes Calls Sheehan “Crackpot,” Rues Media Focus on Her

During the panel segment on tonight's (Thursday) Special Report with Brit Hume on FNC, Fred Barnes recalled Joe Wilson and Bill Burkett as he wondered, "is there any left-wing publicity hound who the media won't build up?” Zeroing in on Cindy Sheehan, Barnes criticized both her and the media's treatment of her: “This woman wants to go in and tell the President that the war is about oil because…
Brent Baker