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Misleading NYT/Globe Articles Portray Income Growth as Income Decline
Dispatch from the Department of Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, MSM Division . . . Today's New York Times contains an article about sleight of hand. Elsewhere in the paper, the Times engages in some statistical prestidigitation of its own.You're the New York Times and its minor-league subsidiary, the Boston Globe. You obtain government data showing that Americans' incomes have risen every…
AP: 'Alcohol-Related Driving Deaths Up'... Except When They're Not
The AP's headline gravely informs us that Alcohol-related driving deaths up. Yet, here is a wonderful case where a headline screams an alarmist message that the story itself does not really substantiate. Now, it is true that columnists and journalists rarely, if ever, write their own headlines so maybe we shouldn't tsk tsk writer Natasha T. Metzler. But, one would hope that the so-called…
The MTV Disconnect
The network's own survey shows that family and faith, not sex, are what make young Americans happy. Guess what's on the nightly broadcast schedule.
CNN's Upcoming Miniseries Equates Christian Activists with Taliban
Politicking for family values just isn't the same as sending homicide bombers into crowded marketplaces.
NBC Decides to Air Olbermann's 'Countdown' Show Live Sunday Night
NBC announced Monday that the broadcast network will greatly expand the potential audience for MSNBC's far-left nightly ranter Keith Olbermann, airing a live edition of his Countdown show this Sunday night at 7pm EDT/PDT, 6pm CDT, before a pre-season NFL game. TVNewser on Monday highlighted an August 20 NBC press release: MSNBC's Keith Olbermann will bring his unique take on the day's events,…
Barnicle to WaPo, Newsweek Reporters: 'Regular People' Like Us Want Ch
Looking to sample the political opinions of regular Americans? What better cross-section than the denizens of MSM newsrooms! That seems to be Mike Barnicle's attitude, at least. The former Boston Globe columnist-turned-MSNBC contributor is guest-hosting for Chris Matthews on this afternoon's "Hardball."Chatting with guests Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post and Holly Bailey of Newsweek, talk…
LAT Calls Arellano an 'Immigration Activist
Here's another file for the Elvira Arellano bias folder. The Los Angeles Times joined its Windy City sister publication the Chicago Tribune in describing the fugitive illegal immigration as an activist in an August 20 article, "Immigration activist deported to Mexico."As in the Tribune write-up, Arellano's conviction for Social Security fraud was buried deep into the article (paragraph 11).…
NBC's Latest Financial Expert: 'Mad' Cramer
With markets in flux, NBC's news shows repeatedly turn to Jim Cramer - despite drawbacks.
CNN Omits Democratic Affiliation of Congressman Charged With Assault
Update with YouTube video below.When is it unimportant to the MSM to inform viewers of a congressman's party affiliation?At 3:51 P.M. EDT today, CNN aired a "Just In" report on filing of assault and battery charges against California Congressman Bob Filner. Anchor Kyra Phillips said the CNN report was in turn based on a report from its Arlington, VA affiliate, WJLA-TV. According to the WJLA…
CNN’s Upcoming Miniseries Equates Christian Activists With Taliban
CNN's upcoming miniseries "God's Warriors," hosted by left-wing bias exemplar Christiane Amanpour, looks like it will play the old liberal game of moral equivalence. Amanpour reportedly compares Christian chastity advocates to the Taliban in the miniseries. Even the promos for the miniseries which have been running on CNN for the past few weeks demonstrate the probable "game plan" that Amanpour…