Bias Without Borders: AP and Taiwanese Elections

A reader with a Taiwanese IP address writes us with a tip about bias from the AP regarding a particular candidate in the presidential election on the island nation, Annette Lu:The opening paragraph of this news article uses the phrase "whom China has called 'insane' and the 'scum of the nation'". What does Lu have anything to do with PRC (mainland China) and deserve to be called insane and scum…
Ken Shepherd
 

Madonna's Dilemma: Survey Shows America in Cultural, Spiritual Confusi

Some 74 percent of Americans believe our nation has suffered a moral decline during the past twenty years, and 64 percent believe the media are a major factor in that decline.
Robert Knight
 

NBC Highlights Troops Who Support US Presence in Iraq

Brad Wilmouth
 

Bozell Column: Bias By Story Selection

Brent Bozell
 

Nets Frame Libby Verdict Around Vile Scheming, Never Mention Armitage

The broadcast network evening newscast coverage Tuesday night, of the guilty verdicts for perjury and lying found against Lewis 'Scooter' Libby, painted the case through the prism of administration opponents who presumed a nefarious scheme led by Vice President Cheney against the heroic Joe Wilson. Though the legal status of Valerie Plame remains in dispute, ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas and CBS's…
Brent Baker
 

Libby Verdict: Armitage-less Evening News Report Points Finger at Bush

Avuncular he might be, but Bob Schieffer can sling Dem spin like a Shrum.Appearing on the CBS Evening News to comment on the Libby verdict, not only did Katie Couric's predecessor in the anchor chair paint things in the grimmest possible terms for Vice-President Cheney, he took things an unsolicited step further. Katie Couric asked Schieffer "how badly does this reflect on Mr. Cheney in your…
Mark Finkelstein
 

‘Hannity’ Gives More Than 70 Reasons to Chill Warming Hype

Dan Gainor
 

'Hannity & Colmes' Lists More Than 70 Scientists Skeptical of Global W

Show proves case isn't closed, discusses major new documentary.
Dan Gainor
 

CNN’s Cafferty: Bush Sees Constitution as an Inconvenience for His A

During Tuesday’s "Situation Room," Jack Cafferty used the conviction of a former aide to Vice President Cheney as a springboard for wild attacks against George W. Bush. According to the CNN correspondent, a decision by the President to pardon Lewis "Scooter" Libby would be symptomatic of "an administration that has come to view things like the Constitution and the nation’s laws as inconveniences…
Scott Whitlock
 

Your Democratic Media Bias Comparison To Libby: Gore Aide Maria Hsia C

Tim Graham
 

USA Today Hypes Airline Problems, AP Says Big Waits Happen Once in

Julia A. Seymour
 

On Today: Mary Chapin Carpenter Sings 'Song of Solidarity' Devoted to

Geoffrey Dickens
 

CNN Displaying Irony: Plays Clip of Bill Maher Grilling Ann Coulter

As previously reported by Newsbusters here and here, the mainstream media highlighted Ann Coulter’s "faggot" remark, yet ignored Bill Maher’s implication that the vice president’s assassination would be a good thing. On the March 5 edition of CNN Newsroom, Rick Sanchez, in reporting on Ann Coulter and spiking the Maher story, unintentionally inserted some irony into the story.When playing many of…
Justin McCarthy
 

MSM 101: How to Profile a Conservative Legislative Leader (If You Must

Alright, class. Imagine you're a reporter in the mainstream media and you want to write a formulaic profile of a conservative legislator but don't know how. It's easy if you follow the simple steps I've written down below. For our purposes today, I'm illustrating from the March 6 Politico profile of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)First, start with some praise about said leader's…
Ken Shepherd