Stephanopoulos Gives Edwards Rough Reception on Announcement Day
Catspawing for another candidate, or just solid journalistic probing? In either case, ABC's George Stephanopoulos gave John Edwards a rough go when the former NC senator appeared on Good Morning America today to announce his candidacy for president.Steph was on the offense from the get-go: "Back in 2004, you criticized President Bush for exploiting the tragedy of 9/11 by having his convention…
GMA's All-Dem Panel Discusses President Ford
It's on days such as this that the absence of MSM balance is so striking.In its first half-hour, here was Good Morning America's cast of characters discussing the life and times of President Gerald Ford:George Stephanopoulos, former Clinton aide, guest-hosting for Diane Sawyer.Charlie Gibson, predictable liberal, formerly a White House correspondent, now host of World News.Cokie Roberts,…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 16 to
As 2006 draws to a close, the MRC has once again ranked the most egregiously biased quotes from members of the media. So, who made the cut as "the best of the worst?" Click here to find out. Christmas may be arriving soon, but NPR chose the week before December 25 as the appropriate time to broadcast an atheist message of holiday intolerance. Showing that radio can still compete with television…
Media Scrooges: 'Bah Humbug' to Wall Street's Christmas Bonuses
When Santa came to Wall Street this year, the media cried and pouted. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at an all-time high and commodities markets experiencing one of their best years in decades, Wall Street firms were feeling especially merry this year. The media responded as if they had seen Jacob Marley’s ghost.NBC’s John Seigenthaler gloomily downplayed Wall Streeters’ good fortunes…
The View's Hasselbeck To Hillary Clinton: Would Troop Withdrawal 'Crea
New York Senator Hillary Clinton appeared on Wednesday’s The View to discuss politics and the re-release of her book, It Takes a Village. While there was some cheerleading for the 2008 Democratic presidential frontrunner by co-hosts Joy Behar and Rosie O’Donnell, for the most part, there seemed to be a great deal of restraint on all sides during Clinton’s two segments. Asked about a potential run…
Don't Look For the Union Label
...because you won't find it in Gigi Stone's December 18 "World News" story on teacher merit pay. (Or her write-up at ABCNews.com)Stone, to her credit, did explain that teachers unions oppose merit pay for teachers because, well, they want more money for all teachers, regardless of how crappy a job they do. Okay, she didn't put it in those words exactly, but, let's face it, that's the reason…
