Elton John's Partner Blasts Michael Moore and 'Sicko

Lynn Davidson
 

‘The Making of a Martyr’ Documentary Debunks Media Myths About Ter

On Saturday, NewsBusters shared a truly unnerving graduation video from a Hamas kindergarten in Gaza. The point of the article was to demonstrate how the media meme of terrorism being largely a function of poverty and despair is an inaccurate and incomplete representation. Almost serendipitously, Charles Johnson just hours before wrote about a 2006 documentary made by Brooke Goldstein and filmed…
Noel Sheppard
 

NY Times' 'Manufacturing Recession' Reporter Cites Shaky Info On Illeg

On February 28 (second item at link), New York Times business reporter David Leonhardt infamously wrote the following: For Manufacturing, a Recession Has Arrived The nation’s manufacturing sector managed to slip into a recession with almost nobody seeming to notice. Well, until yesterday. To this day, Leonhardt appears to be the only one to "notice" a recession in manufacturing -- because it…
Tom Blumer
 

Hamas Kindergarten Graduation Video American Media Will Never Air

If graduation ceremonies from Israeli kindergartens included dressing children up in full military attire, with machine guns, ammo belts, and knives, and having the kids chant about killing Palestinians, do you think this would be newsworthy?Well, on Thursday, Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV aired a video of the graduation ceremony for the 29th class of the Islamic Association’s kindergarten in Gaza (video…
Noel Sheppard
 

The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: May 26 to June

"Allow Me to be a Little More Obvious" This is something that must truly be seen to be believed. "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith concluded an interview with former Vice President Al Gore by attempting to pin a Gore ‘08 button on the politician. Why stop there, Harry? Why not slap a bumper sticker across your suit? (Be sure and check out the NB video clip.)"But is He Smart?"Sometimes the media…
Scott Whitlock
 

Has Illegal-Immigrant Favoritism Pushed African-American and Teen Unem

Tom Blumer
 

'Today' Bouquet to Ginsburg Pits 'Rights' Groups vs. 'Conservatives

Mark Finkelstein
 

CNN Reporter Wondered If It Was 'OK' for 11-Year-Old Boy to Use Handgu

Lynn Davidson
 

Confusing TV With Reality: NYT TV Writer Thinks Thompson is His TV Cha

Warner Todd Huston
 

ABC Attacks NASA Skeptic with 'Incensed' Scientists

But 'World News' segment left out liberal leanings of both scientists, and the reporter.
Jeff Poor
 

ABC Only Quotes Scientists Displeased With NASA Chief’s Global Warmi

As NewsBusters reported Thursday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin did an interview with NPR wherein he stated, “I am not sure that it is fair to say that [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with.”Friday, ABC News’ Bill Blakemore wrote a piece for that network’s website asserting, “NASA administrator Michael Griffin continues to draw the ire of preeminent climate scientists inside and…
Noel Sheppard
 

Matthews Begs Bartlett: Don't Go Work For Fox

Mark Finkelstein
 

CBSNews.com Teases Story on Romney's 'Lack of Warmth' Next to Dr. Deat

Not that this is a competition or anything, but I think I've got Tim beat here.At the very, very least, it's an odd juxtaposition:A picture of a smiling Dr. Jack Kevorkian being released from prison, next to a tease of a Politico.com story about former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) having a "quick mind and smooth delivery" but a "lack of warmth."As Conan O'Brien might say, "a whaaaa?!" Here's the…
Ken Shepherd
 

On CNN, Laura Ingraham Takes a Shot at the ‘Liberal Elites’ at Net

Matthew Balan