CNN Concerned About Propaganda in the Media

People outside of Prince George’s County, Maryland might not be aware of it, but the Pentagon launched a new cable channel recently, and CNN is concerned that this might be a violation of a 50-year-old law barring the government from creating propaganda. CNN’s Jamie McIntyre reported on today’s “Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees”:“The Pentagon Channel originates from studios here in Alexandria,…
Noel Sheppard
 

Olbermann Continues to Push Conspiracy Theory that Terror Alerts are P

Brad Wilmouth
 

Newspapers Struggling as Readership Ages

Rick Moore
 

Accuracy in Media

If you a member of the media and you intend to snipe at a critic over the quality of localized newspaper reporting, you might want to start by not mischaracterizing what he says.Jay Rosen of PressThink takes Raleigh, NC News and Observer Executive Editor Melanie Sill to task on her blog for getting it wrong.
Bob Owens
 

Chicago Trib's Jim Warren: Conservatives Never Satisfied, So Bush Shou

The opposition from the religious right faced by the fictional Republican presidential candidate on NBC's The West Wing, symbolizes for Jim Warren, the former Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Tribune who is now a Deputy Managing Editor for the paper, how real-life conservatives, upset over the Harriet Miers pick, will never be satisfied. On Tuesday's Hardball on MSNBC, Warren admired how…
Brent Baker
 

"A Magic Moment" with Loony Bush Hater on the Taxpayer Dime

Ken Shepherd
 

Bozell Column: Lame Attempts to Rehabilitate CBS

Brent Bozell
 

Lehrer Sieht Liberale, in Deutschland

Ken Shepherd
 

E.J. Dionne Injects Class Warfare into Buckley Tribute

Ken Shepherd
 

Yahoo News Adds Blogs

Greg Sheffield
 

NY Times Editor Praises Paper's 'Rigorous Standards,' Denounces Blogge

Greg Sheffield
 

Media Chip Away at Insurances Rock Solid Coverage

Nightly News continues to ignore contracts and costs following Katrinas impact on Gulf.
R. Warren Anderson
 

Katie Couric Questions Freeh's Credibility -- and Objectivity

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh wasn't on this morning's Today show for very long before his credibility was immediately questioned by Couric. After her introduction and a generic 'why did you want to write this book?' query Couric pounced in just her second question:Couric: "You know many people have viewed this book in reviews and, and newspaper accounts so far as your effort to settle scores…
Geoffrey Dickens
 

NYT Columnist Tierney: Press Corps Is "Heavily Democratic

Clay Waters