NBC's Andrea Mitchell Pitches Feminist Anthem for Hillary Campaign Son

Over the weekend Chris Matthews asked the panel on his syndicated program to answer Hillary Clinton's call to help find an official song for her campaign and while Matthews and most of the media panel suggested songs that stressed Hillary's perceived positives, NBC's Andrea Mitchell topped them all when she offered Helen Reddy's 70s' feminist anthem: "How about 'I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar?'"When…
Geoffrey Dickens
 

NBC's Rolling Stone Phillips Gathers Moss on Google Trends

Ken Shepherd
 

A Tale of Two Bishops and One Bias: Reuters Skews Story on Anglican Co

Ken Shepherd
 

Networks Bash GlaxoSmithKline After Avandia Study

Julia A. Seymour
 

Will ’60 Minutes’ Interview Kerrey About His Disagreements With De

For the past five years, CBS’s “60 Minutes” has been a safe haven for any Republican to voice his or her displeasure with the Bush administration. In fact, the program has been a walking billboard for such sentiments.With that in mind, given former Sen. Bob Kerrey’s rather eye-opening op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal (h/t Allah at Hot Air), it seems safe to assume the outspoken Democrat will…
Noel Sheppard
 

GMA’s Roberts Touts ‘Strong,’ ‘Warm,’ ‘Professional’ Mic

On Tuesday, "Good Morning America" continued it’s week-long promotion of prominent Democrats with a profile of Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle. Co-anchor Robin Roberts, who in teases for the interview on Monday, glowingly referred to Mrs. Obama as "amazing," "very confident" and "professional," today added "strong" and "warm" to the list of adjectives used to describe the Democrat’s wife.She also…
Scott Whitlock
 

NYT Still in Denial Over Fort Dix Six and 'What Role Religion Played

Clay Waters
 

AP and Yahoo’s Continually Evolving Suicide Bombings Headline

Charles Johnson over at Little Green Footballs has identified a rather interesting phenomenon at Yahoo this morning.As the website reported on the results of a just-released Pew Research Center survey of Muslim Americans, the headline continued to change:One hour and 52 minutes ago, the headline was:Most U.S. Muslims reject suicide bombings.Thirty-five minutes ago, the same story was re-released:…
Noel Sheppard
 

Media Ignore Congressman Murtha’s Potential Rules Violation

Imagine for a moment that a high-ranking Republican was accused by a Democrat of violating House rules in order to get a $23 million earmark approved for his district. Would the media report it?Probably on front-pages all across the country, and on morning and evening network newscasts for days, right?Well, last Thursday evening, Politico reported (emphasis added throughout):
Noel Sheppard
 

Networks Dramatize Diabetes Drug Dangers

ABC, CBS and NBC emphasize the potential for complications and death from Avandia, despite calls from study's author to exercise discretion.
Jeff Poor
 

Rosie Connects Bush to Saudis and 9/11 Attacks

(Update below fold)Rosie cited yet another conspiracy on the May 22 edition of "The View," this one of the Michael Moore variety. The co-hosts of the ladies’ chat show discussed Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and his extravagant lifestyle. Joy Behar stated that she would rather have someone who earned their way up there than inherit it, like the Bush family. Rosie responded…
Justin McCarthy
 

Malkin: AP Buries Head(line) in the Sand

Ken Shepherd
 

Al Gore, Edward R. Murrow and Senator McCarthy

Mike Bates
 

GMA Gives 15 Minutes to Al Gore; Helps Him Compare Americans to Chicke

For the second time in two days, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Diane Sawyer interviewed Al Gore about his thesis that the media are obsessed with celebrity, while "politicians are heard in sound bites." That point may be undercut by the fact that, by Tuesday, the ex Vice President has received 15 and a half minutes of air time to complain about the subject. After prompting Gore to compare…
Scott Whitlock