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NBC & MSNBC Promote Brokaw's One-Sided Discovery Channel Global Warmin
Tom Brokaw's two-hour Sunday night special, Global Warming: What You Need to Know, may be airing on the Discovery Channel, but NBC News, a co-producer of the program, is adopting it as its own even as another reviewer has asserted it provides a one-sided presentation. At the end of Friday's NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams touted, “One quick program note here about a friend of ours: Tom Brokaw's…
Democrats Pull Ad Showing Flag-Draped Coffins
As reported by NewsBusters Wednesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had a fund-raising video at its website showing flag-draped coffins of American soldiers killed in Iraq. The Associated Press reported Saturday that the DCCC has decided to pull this ad:Democrats pulled an Internet ad that showed flag-draped coffins Friday after Republicans and at least two Democrats demanded it…
South Park Creators: We Can’t Show Pictures of Mohammad or Tom Cruis
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of the hit Comedy Central series “South Park” were recently interviewed during MTV Networks Television Critics Association tour as reported by Reuters, and the irreverent duo made some interesting statements about episodes of theirs that have been censored: “The creators of ‘South Park’ lambasted Comedy Central Thursday for removing an episode that lampooned…
Two Nights in Row Purple-Tied Brian Williams Trumpets Valerie Plame's
On Thursday night, and then again on Friday night, anchor Brian Williams gave time on the NBC Nightly News to highlighting Valerie Plame Wilson's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney, his former Chief of Staff Scooter Libby and top Bush advisor Karl Rove. On Thursday, Williams framed the story from Plame Wilson's agenda, reporting her “cover was blown after her husband criticized the Bush…
Networks Insist Oil Is at 'Record High
Reporters finally give geopolitical factors strong place influencing price; but adjusted for inflation, oil is still $10 below 1981 peak.
Weekend Captionfest: Wilsons Meet the Press
Original AP caption: "Former CIA officer Valerie Plame, center, and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, left, take part in a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington."