Is NYT About to Dump TimesSelect

Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

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NB Staff

Colorado Blogger Routs Media and Politicians Pushing the Bogus 'Food S

Colorado journalists and politicians who fell in line and attempted the bogus "Food Stamp Challenge" probably didn't anticipate that a Colorado blogger would call them out, and then call their bluff. But that is exactly what happened. In June, Colorado Freedom Report's Ari Armstrong challenged those in that state's media and political class who swallowed the claim that Food Stamp recipients can't…
Tom Blumer

Claims of Innocence By Accused Priests Missing In Coverage of LA Abuse

Dave Pierre

WashPost Fashionista on Hillary Showing Cleavage: 'No One Wants to See

Washington Post fashion reporter Robin Givhan, usually so kind to the fashionably liberal, can’t muster a thumbs-up on Friday as she discussed Hillary Clinton showing cleavage Wednesday afternoon on C-SPAN2. She set the scene: "The neckline sat low on her chest and had a subtle V-shape. The cleavage registered after only a quick glance. No scrunch-faced scrutiny was necessary. There wasn't an…
Tim Graham

Rosa Brooks's Dirty-Harry Doctrine: Al Qaeda 'Got Lucky' on

Mark Finkelstein

Mayor Personally Hires Illegals for Village Work, Party Affiliation no

Mayor George Darden, of Spring Valley, New York, is a Democrat who has been caught hiring illegal immigrants to work for his suburban village but you wouldn't know he is a Democrat by the coverage his story is getting. In fact, of the several stories thus far, not one even mentions his Party. But, an even bigger mystery is why this story isn't getting wider notice? On the 17th this story of a…
Warner Todd Huston

Only Couric Notes Plame Setback and Scolding of Hillary; Olbermann Sen

Of the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Thursday, only the CBS Evening News reported how a federal judge threw out Valerie Plame's lawsuit and how a Pentagon official berated Senator Hillary Clinton, but anchor Katie Couric quickly moved on to “more positive news” for her in how most believe she will be elected President. Couric relayed how “the Pentagon is lashing out tonight at…
Brent Baker

The New Republic Smears the Troops – With a Hoax

An article written under a pseudonym defames American soldiers in Iraq with dubious, unverifiable stories of cruelty.
David Niedrauer

Why is the Bureau of Prisons Squelching a Child Porn Link to Molestati

Shocking study indicates that 85% of convicted child porn users may have sexually abused minors, more than double the previous estimates.
Jan LaRue, Esq.

Harry Potter: The Issue is Parental Responsibility

Moms and dads must teach children to discern the good and the bad messages in the books and movies.
Colleen Raezler

New York Times Gives Comfort to Wall Street Journal Reporters Worried

Liberal journalists seem to fear losing their safe sanctuary for bias.
David Niedrauer

NYT Headline on Plame Lawsuit Dismissal Doesn't Mention Her Name

Mark Finkelstein

Dow at 14,000; ABC: 'Good Deal of Worrisome Economic News These Days

Repeating the downbeat spin employed when the Dow Jones Industrials passed 13,000 in late April and ABC's reporter warned “we're actually overdue for a correction,” less than three months later when the Dow closed over 14,000, ABC's World News put the news into a “yes, but” framework. Fill-anchor Elizabeth Vargas on Thursday night led with the record high close, but fretted that “there's a good…
Brent Baker