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NBC and the Cancer Vaccine that Isn't
Gardasil is a vaccine against a sexually transmitted disease, not against cancer – the media should start getting the story right.
Katie Couric Highlights 4th Anniversary of Powell's 'Embarrassment' at
CBS's news judgment: Monday's CBS Evening News devoted a first segment story to, as anchor Katie Couric put it, the “irony” that the Senate debate over resolutions on the Iraqi surge occurred “four years to the day” after Colin Powell made his presentation at the UN which “became an embarrassment.” Couric asked and answered: “And how's this for irony? Today's Capitol Hill confrontation began…
CNN Reporters Won't Take Professor's Word on Middle Class
The economy is strong, but 'In the Money' panel looks for every negative possibility, pushes liberal talking points.
NY Times Iraq Reporter Corrects Russert: 'American Troops Were Greeted
Reminded by Tim Russert on Russert's Saturday night CNBC show, about how Vice President Cheney predicted U.S. troops would be welcomed as “liberators” by the Iraqi people, New York Times Iraq reporter John Burns corrected Russert's presumption that Cheney was misguided: “The American troops were greeted as liberators. We saw it. It lasted very briefly, it was exhausted quickly by the looting.”…
GMA’s Sawyer ‘Grills’ Syrian Dictator on Shania Twain, Video Gam
As already noted on NewsBusters, ABC’s Diane Sawyer threw softballs to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in an interview for Monday's "Good Morning America." However, GMA featured a section segment that was, amazingly, even worse. In the piece, the hard-hitting journalist probed the dictator about pertinent issues such as his favorite movies ("Pursuit of Happyness"), music (Shania Twain and Faith…
Ego Unchecked: Does Rosie Think The Show's All About Her
On Monday’s The View, co-host Rosie O’Donnell made light of a near-verbal mistake which may clue in to what she is thinking. In a nutshell: this is really MY show, with three sidekicks who chime in occasionally.When opening a segment on fashion on a budget, O’Donnell stated "it is budget week here on The View. I almost said the Rosie O’Donnell Show [laughing]. That would have been a mistake!"
CNN Reporter Complains of Billions Spent on Iraq
Joshua Levs cites only left-leaning budget items as missed opportunities.