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Vieira: Don't Be Too Quick To Dismiss Chavez
For NewsBusters types, the question has always been whether Meredith Vieira would be as liberal as her Today show predecessor, Katie Couric. As of this morning, we have our answer. Yesterday, Hugo Chavez stood on the world stage and called the President of the United States a "devil" and claimed the speakers platform still stunk from his presence. Today, Meredith Vieira went on national TV and …
AP's Bilal Hussein Appears to Stage Corpse Photos
Editor's note: Dan Riehl has uncovered some more apparent photo staging by AP photographer Bilal Hussein. Due to the graphic nature of the photos involved, we aren't posting the photos to the front page. Click the "read more" link to follow the story...
Schieffer: 'Spin Machine' Makes It 'Hard to Tell Difference' Between I
For the second week in a row, Bob Schieffer used his Wednesday “freeSpeech” slot on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric to forward a left of center outlook on the world. Last week (NewsBusters item), he denounced the Bush administration's “secret prisons,” arguing in establishing them the U.S. has adopted “the methods of our enemies.” This week, the network's Chief Washington correspondent…
Fear: Why the Media Won't Tell You What Ahmadinejad Said
A striking bit of journalistic malpractice seems to have affected
the mainstream media web sites this morning, as news site after news
site failed to provide their readers with the transcript of Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speech last night to the United Nations.
As of noon at ABC News, it is as if Ahmadinejad never spoke, as
their was no reference to his address in front of the…
Unions: Good Ol' Days or Part of Ford's Demise
Network reporters yearn for the days of steady jobs, overlooking hefty pay and benefits demanded by unionized workers.
Movie Review: 'Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
Election-season release from Wal-Mart film's director is latest documentary that attacks businesses.
Reporting for the Enemy: Reuters, Time Employed Vietcong Agent for
This story about a Vietnamese man who was a spy for the communists during the war as well as a reporter for Reuters and Time magazine is nothing short of an outrage. It also makes you wonder how many agents for totalitarianism are working in the press today. An's assertions of impartiality are all too familar as well. (An old MRC MediaWatch item on him is here.)HANOI, Vietnam - Pham Xuan An, who…