'Free Speech' Dead at CBS 'Evening News

...among other format changes under the new Rick Kaplan era.PublicEye editor Brian Montopoli passed along the usual talking points senior management in broadcast news outlets always give when they are trying to save a sinking ship. You know the drill. "This time, more hard news. We swear!"Unfortunately Montopoli left out some hard news in his own March 12 blog post:
Ken Shepherd

Newsweek Demonizes Dr. Dobson

Evangelical leader's calm, reasoned letter described as "irate."
Brian Fitzpatrick

Yahoo Dusts Off 2004 Pic of Actress at Kerry Event to Plug New TV Show

Clarification (Ken Shepherd | 10:26 EDT): The story in question was written for The Hollywood Reporter and the photo was provided by Reuters. Yahoo News picked up a Reuters article on Yahoo that reports actress Eliza Dushku of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Tru Calling” and “Bring It On” fame has a new show lined up called, “Nurses.”The article is a tiny little story that isn’t worth much time,…
Lynn Davidson

Al Gore’s Really Inconvenient Truth: Even the NY Times is Growing Sk

Question: When you’re a liberal, how do you know if you’re on thin ice, especially the kind that you’re claiming is melting all over the planet due to global warming? Answer: When even papers like the New York Times are publishing articles skeptical of the junk science you’ve been peddling across the questionably warming globe.Sure, soon-to-be-Dr. Gore has kind of won an Oscar for his…
Noel Sheppard

Couric: Lack of Health Insurance Subverts 'Unalienable Rights' of Decl

CBS anchor Katie Couric contended Monday night that the “self-evident” truths in the Declaration of Independence -- “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” -- are denied by the lack of health insurance for many Americans. Introducing a piece on a doctor at the…
Brent Baker

Here We Go Again: Nets Complain About 'Soaring' Gas Prices; Oil Compan

Brent Baker

No Exxon Deed Goes Unpunished

San Jose paper runs accusations of 'greenwashing' in Exxon-Stanford partnership, but leaves out left-wing affiliations of critic.
Julia A. Seymour

ABC Airs Halliburton Hit Piece

'World News Sunday' balance consists of nine seconds from CEO.
Julia A. Seymour

MSM Buries Story on Troop Increase in Iraq by Republic of Georgia

Mark Finkelstein

'Couric & Co.' Also Notes Mayans 'Cleansing' Site of Bush Visit

Ken Shepherd

Will Liberal Media Stand Against Left-Wing Anti-Free Press Mob

It’s probably not that surprising that some on the far Left were complaining that the Fox News Channel was going to host a debate between the Democratic presidential candidates in Nevada later this year. They were probably completely unaware that Fox News co-hosted (with the liberal Congressional Black Caucus Institute) two Democratic debates during the last presidential campaign.What is…
Rich Noyes

Global Warming Expedition to North Pole Cancelled Due to Cold and Fros

Folks, you can’t make this stuff up. However, I sincerely beg all readers to properly stow potables, combustibles, and sharp objects before proceeding further. An expedition to the North Pole to bring attention to global warming was cancelled due to the extraordinarily cold weather. I kid you not. As reported by the Associated Press Monday (emphasis mine throughout):The explorers, Ann Bancroft…
Noel Sheppard

Deficit Headline Writing, a Quick MSM How-to

Here are the facts: The federal deficit is "down sharply"... WASHINGTON - The deficit for the first five months of the budget year is down sharply from a year ago as the growth in government tax collections continues to outpace growth in spending....and "down sharply" means more than 25 percent over last year. The Treasury Department reported that the deficit from October through February…
Jason Smith

WashPost: 6 Percent Boost in County Budget is 'Cautious

Ken Shepherd