CBS’s Couric: Zimbabwe Dictator Departed From Marxist ‘Hope and Pr

On Tuesday’s CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric reported on Zimbabwe’s opposition leader dropping out of an election against the nation’s socialist dictator, Robert Mugabe, and lamented how: "The fear and danger that now pervades the streets of Zimbabwe under President Robert Mugabe is a tragic departure from the hope and promise that began with his landslide victory nearly 30 years ago."…
Kyle Drennen

Violence Policy Center or Vituperative Propaganda Center

Past research revealed that Violence Policy Center is nothing more than a mouthpiece for wealthy elites promoting their gun ban agenda.1 Now, it appears that desperation breeds hyperbole in an attempt to win back fading support. An article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press begins reasonably enough, discussing how applications for concealed carry permits in Tennessee have "skyrocketed over the…
Howard Nemerov

Media Try to Cool Down Oil Drilling Fever

Journalists ignore public support for offshore oil drilling and mislead with criticisms of dormant oil fields.
Julia A. Seymour

Open Thread: SCOTUS Rejects Death Penalty for Raping Children

NB Staff

Obama Leaves Rolling Stone at a Loss for Words

Maybe the mainstream media are growing tired of hackneyed images of Barack Obama appearing in Christ-like poses, because now the Obama-friendly scribes at Rolling Stone have crafted an even more preposterous way of peddling the junior senator from Illinois: his image on a magazine cover devoid of any headline. Yes, the cover of the most recent edition of Rolling Stone features a giant picture of…
Peter Sasso

Cooper's CNN Producer Warns of Racial 'Knife' Fight on Obama

Tim Graham

Media Try to Cool Down Oil Drilling Fever

BMI Staff

ABC Talks Up Non-Existent 'Recession' Eight Times in Three Days

The U.S. is not in a recession, but viewers wouldn't know it from watching "Good Morning America." In the span of three days, the ABC program has eight times proposed cures in its "Recession Rescue" segment. On June 24 alone, GMA fretted about the "recession" five times. This is despite the fact that America hasn't had one quarter of negative growth, let alone the two necessary for there to be a…
Scott Whitlock

Contract Ruling May Embolden Reporters to Donate to Political Campaign

Ken Shepherd

Stephen Colbert Jokes John McCain 'Seems Mentally Challenged

The guest on Tuesday's episode of "The Colbert Report" was Will Smith, who had already expressed support for Barack Obama on "The Today Show" earlier this week. Colbert joked that perhaps he wants Obama to win so he can play him in a movie. The fake news anchor then goes on to make a tasteless joke about John McCain. Here's the partial transcript:STEPHEN COLBERT: As an actor wouldn't it be more…
Terry Ann Rendon

Pelosi: I Want to Bring Back 'Fairness Doctrine

Over at HumanEvents.com, John Gizzi has House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on the record saying that the Democratic caucus, far from being agnostic on the so-called Fairness Doctrine, is actually interested in resurrecting it. What's more, Pelosi herself wants to bring back the policy that could literally silence conservative talk radio. [Sign the MRCAction.org petition for broadcaster freedom…
Ken Shepherd

Baltimore Sun Admits Baltimore Mayor a Democrat

Yesterday I noted how the Baltimore Sun failed to note the party affiliation of Democratic Mayor Sheila Dixon, who is under investigation for corruption. To be fair to the Sun, I thought I'd note that Dixon's party allegiance is referenced in a June 25 story in the second paragraph:Companies linked to a developer questioned in the state investigation of Mayor Sheila Dixon have made nearly $500,…
Ken Shepherd

Open Thread

NB Staff

'World News' Shows High Energy Prices Boost U.S. Manufacturing

ABC finds silver-lining in expensive fuel: Higher international shipping costs make domestic labor more competitive.
Jeff Poor