Senate Condemnation of MoveOn’s ‘Betray Us’ Ad Receives Mixed Co
On Thursday, a NewsBusters headline asked, "How Will Media Report Senate Vote Condemning MoveOn's ‘Betray Us' Ad?" The answer is a mixed bag with some outlets such as the Washington Post giving the issue a surprising amount of focus, and others like CBS and ABC totally ignoring the matter. From a print perspective, the Post certainly showed a lot of moxie with its front page piece entitled "…
Yet Another Slanted Abortion Story From the LAT
An article in today's Los Angeles Times (Mon. 9/17/07) addressed criminal charges being filed in Kansas against the infamous late-term abortionist Dr. George Tiller. According to the article, Tiller faces 19 counts of "aborting viable fetuses without first consulting an independent physician as required by state law." As often is the case, the Times is unable to control itself in presenting a…
LAT Omits Dangers of Deadly Abortion Pill and Abortion
The Los Angeles Times has an article today (Mon. 9/10/07) about a new law in Missouri. It dictates that all of Missouri's abortion mills be properly stocked with medical equipment and have adequately wide doorways and hallways to handle emergencies. Abortionists are raising a stink because renovations to their facilities could be burdensomely costly. The law would also apply to clinics who solely…
LAT Calls Arellano an 'Immigration Activist
Here's another file for the Elvira Arellano bias folder. The Los Angeles Times joined its Windy City sister publication the Chicago Tribune in describing the fugitive illegal immigration as an activist in an August 20 article, "Immigration activist deported to Mexico."As in the Tribune write-up, Arellano's conviction for Social Security fraud was buried deep into the article (paragraph 11).…
Rove Derangement Syndrome on 'Meet the Press
Ron Brownstein is a liberal. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. On Sunday, the national affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a liberal notwithstanding, went on NBC's "Meet the Press" to discuss the just-announced imminent departure of Karl Rove from the White House. Like many of the really disingenuous liberal shills…
Serial Dem-dating Newscaster Suspended; Covered LA Mayor During Affair
The Los Angeles Times reports in the August 3 paper that "Los Angeles television newscaster Mirthala Salinas was suspended without pay for two months — but not dismissed — Thursday from KVEA-TV Channel 52 for covering Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa while they were romantically involved, a relationship that journalism experts said damaged the station's credibility."But wait, there's more. The…