CBSNews.com Salutes Pace Exit with Grainy Photo Illustration
June 8th, 2007 3:39 PM
Update added below foldThe Secretary of Defense has decided to recommend a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, rather than re-nominate General Peter Pace. Reporting this development, this CBS/AP story noted that the Pentagon personnel move by Secretary Robert Gates was done to avoid a contentious Senate circus, more so than with dissatisfaction with Pace's performance. "It would be a…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: May 26 to June
June 2nd, 2007 9:45 AM
"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…
B-I-A-S: Media Largely Ignore Spelling Bee Champ's Homeschooled Status
June 1st, 2007 12:35 PM
(14:50 EDT) Video of Tim Russert misspelling "Iraq" at bottom of post.When California homeschooler Evan O’Dorney, 13, won the National
Spelling Bee on Thursday night, the nation’s press reacted with a yawn.Instead
of focusing on the winner, The New York Times ran a story about an
immigrant from India who lost in the second round of the competition.
That boy, Kunal Sah, 12, who is living in Utah…
MRC Press Release Concerning Media Boycott of Al Qaeda Torture Manual
May 31st, 2007 12:46 PM
On May 24, a NewsBusters’ headline asked, “Will Media Report Al Qaeda Torture Manual With Same Zeal as Abu Ghraib?”Now, a week later, a press release from the Media Research Center answered the question:To their credit, CNN and Fox News Channel ran stories on the declassified material. Yet nine days since the material was released, neither ABC, CBS, NBC, The New York Times nor The Washington Post…
CBS's Harry Smith Urges Gore to Declare Presidential Run, Presses Gore
May 30th, 2007 11:18 AM
Updated with video (13:50 EDT).Is "Early Show" anchor Harry Smith stumping for an Al Gore presidency? On the May 30 edition of the show, it appeared like he did as he tried to place a "Gore 2008" pin on the former vice president’s suit. Before a tee ball interview, Smith demonstrated his desire for a Gore presidency to co-anchor Hannah Storm.Video (0:29): Real (798 kB) or Windows Media (906 kB),…
Sheehan's Democrat Party Exit Ignored: Are Media Antiwar or Just Anti
May 28th, 2007 1:44 PM
It’s been a full 48 hours since antiwar icon Cindy Sheehan publicly announced that she was leaving the Democrat Party due to Thursday’s bipartisan agreement on an Iraq war funding bill.Yet, Google News and LexisNexis searches have identified that not one major media outlet has covered her announcement.Not one.Given the media’s fascination with this woman since she traveled to Crawford, Texas, in…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: May 19 to
May 26th, 2007 10:30 AM
"Get the Hint? Wink Wink? Nudge Nudge?" Katie Couric may be many things (don’t call her perky), but she’s not subtle. The "CBS Evening News" anchor touted a new special on Walter Cronkite, a journalist who "stood up to the Commander in Chief" during an "unpopular war." "We Can Dream, Can’t We?" Former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos, now the anchor of ABC’s "This Week," took time out of his…
