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Curry Crack Up: Shouted Questions, Breaking Voice in Bhutto Interview
Careening from the accusatory to the adoring, there was only one constant in Ann Curry's interview of Benazir Bhutto aired on this morning's "Today": an over-the-top emotionalism that had the show's news anchor lurching from shouted accusations to the verge of tears.Curry is in Pakistan this week, and scored an exclusive with Bhutto, whose triumphal return to the country where she has served as…
The American Spectator Was 'Empty-Handed' on Clinton Scandals
Monday’s Washington Post carried a long, splashy article on the divorce of Richard Mellon Scaife, major conservative philanthropist (and backer of the MRC, truth be told). The joy in Scaife’s misfortune was hardly hidden. The headline was “Low Road to Splitsville: Right-Wing Publisher's Breakup Is Super-Rich In Tawdry Details.” Reporter David Segal’s article began and ended with the gimmick that…
CNN's Blitzer Treats Anti-Israel Charge by Hezbollah as Credible
On Sunday's "Late Edition," CNN's Wolf Blitzer aired a pre-recorded interview in which the CNN anchor asked one of the most irrational questions of the weekend, as he seemed to treat as credible accusations by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah that Israel was behind the recent assassinations of anti-Syria politicians in Lebanon. As Blitzer interviewed Walid Jumblatt, a member of the Lebanese…
An Army of Three? Army Recruiting Goes Astray
Keep in mind that the law Congress enacted in 1993 bars homosexuals in the military, period. And the Clinton-era policy watering down that law, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, still bars open homosexuality. So why is the Army advertising on a program that promotes lesbianism and also takes shots at male homophobia?
35 Errors Discovered in Al Gore’s Film
NewsBusters readers are well aware of the recent controversy involving Al Gore’s schlockumentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” A few weeks ago, a British judge cited nine errors in the film. Team Gore responded Thursday in a rebuttal published at the Washington Post’s Fact Checker blog. Now, famed climate change skeptic Christopher Monckton, in a detailed report published by the Science and…
GOP Debate Thread
The next Republican debate is taking place tonight at 8:00 pm ET on Fox News Channel. Make your pre-debate predictions on this thread, once it starts, head over to NB Chat to discuss it in real time as it happens.
Journalism Guru: Media Should Be Willing to Admit Bias
For various reasons, people in the journalism business aren't generally willing to admit what everyone on the outside can see: Personal bias is endemic to journalism and is something that should always be something to be filtered out as much as possible, especially in the political realm.Thankfully one journalism pundit who is honest enough to admit to the truth of the foregoing statement is one…