Several News Outlets Report 'Millions' at Egypt Protests; AP Almost Bu

The BBC is reporting from Egypt that "Millions of protesters across the country accuse the country's first Islamist president of failing to tackle economic and security problems since taking power a year ago." Reuters is also reporting "millions" of participants. At the Associated Press as of 11:15 p.m., its "Big Story" home page (saved here for future reference) had three stories on Egypt.…
Tom Blumer
July 1st, 2013 12:23 AM

Jamie Foxx Wears Trayvon Martin Shirt to BET Awards

Jamie Foxx wore a Trayvon Martin shirt to the BET Awards Sunday evening. Not surprisingly, he won for Best Actor.
Noel Sheppard
July 1st, 2013 12:21 AM

NBC News Caught in Yet Another Deceptive Edit

What is it about the folks at NBC News who seem to think that they can routinely selectively and deceptively edit what people say in order to misconstrue their words and meaning? A few weeks ago, a web-only Rock Center video was published at NBCNews.com that deceptively edited an Hasidic Rabbi to give the appearance that he was trying to cover up or hide sexual abuse within his community (…
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 10:59 PM

At AP, Seven Stories in Two Days on Texas's 500th Death-Penalty Execut

On Wednesday and Thursday, as seen in this search result at its national site, the Associated Press devoted six stories and a morning "10 Things" tease to the death-penalty execution of Kimberly McCarthy. Make that seven, as an unbylined AP story which appeared at USA Today the morning after McCarthy died appears to have been replaced at the wire service's national site by another during…
Tom Blumer
June 30th, 2013 10:52 PM

Protective Priorities: Politico Has Nothing About Egypt on Its Home Pa

As of 9:15 p.m. (saved here for future reference), the home page at Politico had no story on developments in Egypt, even though story teases on unrelated matters from Thursday and Friday were still present. A browser search on "Egypt" within the home page came back empty. As millions protest in Egypt, some claiming in banners that "Obama Supports Terrorism, the most important story this evening…
Tom Blumer
June 30th, 2013 9:56 PM

Andrew Sullivan 'Very Concerned' Gays 'May Become Intolerant of People

Andrew Sullivan had a very interesting discussion with CNN's Fareed Zakaria Sunday about last week's Supreme Court decisions involving same-sex marriage. In light of the media's almost universal support for the rulings and the way opponents have been routinely eviscerated, the most compelling thing Sullivan said was, "I'm very concerned, actually, that we may become intolerant of people who…
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 9:20 PM

Laura Ingraham's Question for Wendy Davis, and the Austin American Sta

After what Hot Air's AllahPundit correctly predicted would be a Sunday talk show "master class on pro-abortion media bias" (a related NewsBusters post is here), it's good to recall a question for Texas's Wendy Davis Laura Ingraham tweeted a few days ago. I can guarantee you none of the hosts at the Big 3 networks asked the question on-air. Also after the jump, the ultraliberal Austin American…
Tom Blumer
June 30th, 2013 8:14 PM

Steve Roberts: 'What's Missing Often in TV Newsrooms: There Are Plenty

Readers are advised to prepare themselves for a rare dose of sanity and reality on television. On CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday, journalism professor Steve Roberts actually said, "What's missing often in TV newsrooms: there are plenty of gays, there are very few people of faith and very  few evangelical Christians who in their own beliefs would be against gay marriage. And this has always…
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 7:32 PM

Hayden: 'I Can't Imagine a Government Anywhere on the Planet Who Now B

Former head of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency General Michael Hayden made a stunning remark Sunday. In a CBS Face the Nation discussion about the recent leaks by Edward Snowden, Hayden said, "I can't imagine a government anywhere on the planet who now believes we can keep a secret."
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 5:41 PM

Pelosi on Snowden: ‘It's Pretty Good That He's Stuck in Moscow Airpo

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has said some amazingly stupid things throughout her career. Sunday was no exception when during a discussion with NBC Meet the Press host David Gregory about National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the former Speaker of the House actually said, "I think it's pretty good that he's stuck in Moscow airport. That's okay with me.”
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 5:15 PM

MSNBC's Mitchell Omits Key Details From TX Abortion Bill – The Ones

The June 28 broadcast of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports wouldn’t be complete without some mentioning of abortion and the 11-hour filibuster by Texas State Senator Wendy Davis on Tuesday.  Davis, who worked herself through Harvard Law despite having had the hardship of being a teenage single mother, temporarily killed the bill which would have made it illegal to conduct an abortion after 20…
Matt Vespa
June 30th, 2013 5:10 PM

Ralph Reed Smacks Down Rachel Maddow for Claiming Same-Sex Marriage Op

Faith and Freedom Coalition Founder Ralph Reed and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow had a heated exchange on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday. When Maddow claimed that same-sex marriage opponents are "arguing in favor of discrimination," Reed strongly objected and eventually asked if Barack Obama was "a bigot 14 months ago" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 4:29 PM

Bob Schieffer: ‘I Haven't Heard’ of Lawsuits Against People Refusi

It’s always fascinating when media members are totally clueless about what’s actually happening in the society. Take CBS’s Bob Schieffer who admitted on Sunday’s Face the Nation to not having heard of lawsuits that have been filed against various business owners around the country for refusing to serve same-sex couples as a result of their religious beliefs (video follows with transcript and…
Noel Sheppard
June 30th, 2013 3:09 PM

U.S. Press Virtually Ignoring Strong Anti-Obama and Anti-American Sent

As I noted on Friday, the final sentence in an AP report earlier that day (saved here at host for future reference, fair use and discussion purposes) on protests in Egypt read: "One banner depicted President Barack Obama and said, 'Obama supports terrorism.'" I predicted with little risk of being wrong that the existence of this banner would not "survive future AP reports" -- and it hasn't,…
Tom Blumer
June 30th, 2013 2:54 PM