Broadcast Networks Ignore Murder of Oakland Post Editor
When a member of the journalism community is murdered, wouldn't you expect most news agencies to report it? Well, on Thursday morning, Chauncey Bailey, the editor of the Oakland Post, was gunned down by an at that time unknown assailant. On Friday morning, Oakland police arrested seven people at Your Black Muslim Bakery in connection with Bailey's murder. Yet, ABC, CBS, and NBC haven't said a…
Bridge to Bias: In 1989, S.F. Bridge Collapse After Earthquake Blamed
If anyone in the media blames the Minnesota bridge collapse on "cheap Republicans" who like tax cuts, it would not be the first time. In 1989, after a memorable San Francisco earthquake, an interstate highway bridge collapsed and killed hundreds. Media figures demanded new taxes, and some even suggested the Proposition 13 ballot initiative may have caused unnecessary deaths. We reported in the…
Katie Couric Denounces Hillary-Cleavage News as 'Disgraceful', a 'New
In one of her one-minute "Katie Couric’s Notebook" speeches on her Katie & Co. blog, CBS anchor Katie Couric came lecturing to Hillary Clinton’s defense on August 1 over Robin Givhan’s Washington Post fashion review of her cleavage on C-SPAN2, but she never mentioned the Post, just how the story "dominated cable news for days, and it’s disgraceful." She sounded the feminist alarm: "By…
'Early Show' Frames Story to Make Bush Look Heartless
On Saturday’s "Early Show," host Jeff Glor framed a political headline in a way that portrays President Bush as criminally uncaring. The story was about a seven year old Orlando boy who wrote a letter to the president, pleading for him to do something to make his community safer.Jeff Glor (Host): "And one seven year old boy's cry for help has gone as far as Capitol Hill and the White House."…
Floods in China: Where's the Global Warming Connection
Is it just me, or is there something missing in the coverage of the terrible flooding happening in China? Let’s see: Destruction of life and property? Check.Daring rescues? Check.People fleeing their homes? Check.Floods a result of man-caused global warming? Er…In all the stories I’ve read from major news outlets about the devastating flooding in China, I have yet to see that the floods have…
