L.A. Times: U.S. Attorney Opposition to Death Penalty a Possible Reaso
In much of the mainstream media reporting on the firing of eight U.S.
attorneys, the focus has been on stoking a political controversy from the story, ruminating on Alberto Gonzales's shelf life as attorney general, etc. Largely left by the wayside in mainstream media reporting have been legitimate deviations the fired attorneys exhibited from Bush Justice Department priorities, such as…
Former LAT Editorial Editor: News Desks Shouldn't Lobby for Op-Eds
Though it has been obvious for years to anyone with eyes, this was nevertheless a pretty amazing admission last Thursday by just-resigned editorial page editor Andres Martinez of the Los Angeles Times (HTs Hugh Hewitt, Patterico, and Kaus via Instapundit; bold is mine):
Among the biggest possible conflicts of interest a newspaper can enter into is to have the same people involved in news…
Edwards, Bloggers, and the 'Suspense' of Mysterious Press Conferences
Today's Edwards announcement is an object lesson in how easy it is for us in the blogosphere to run with something juicy without double-checking the facts and/or being very, very careful to precisely word our posts so that we don't tell readers to take something to the bank that hasn't been confirmed. It's also a lesson in how to promptly and gracefully face the music and admit error.Earlier…
Media Ignore CNBC Anchor Advising Hedge Funds How to Lie and Cheat to
Something rather extraordinary occurred last December which had extremely ominous implications for stock investors around the world, but got totally ignored by the media. In fact, if not for a recent video posting at YouTube, and a March 20 article in the New York Post, these spectacular revelations would still be well under the radar.On December 22, CNBC’s James Cramer did a web interview for…
CBS's Cohen: Reno/Gonzales Comparisons Are 'Apples & Oranges
CBS legal analyst Andrew Cohen seems to indirectly respond to my March 14 blog post with a March 15 salvo over at CBS's "Couric & Co." blog. [Scroll below for a NYT story from March 1993 that noted that it was unusual for the AG to be involved in the holdover resignation process] Some cyber folks, trying to attack the credibility of eminent
professors Stanley Katz and Stanley Kutler, took…
MRC's Bozell on 'Hannity & Colmes
MRC President Brent Bozell appeared on FNC's "Hannity & Colmes" a few moments ago to talk about the MRC's findings in the March 14 MRC Reality Check: "Mass Amnesia Over Mass Clinton Firings." Former Clinton counsel Lanny Davis also appeared in the same segment to counter Mr. Bozell. [Perhaps former Clinton staffer George Stephanopoulos* was too busy with his duties at ABC News? *see update at…
Bozell Blasts Media Coverage of Attorney Firings: 'The Double Standard
What follows is the text of a Media Research Center press release issued this morning by MRC President Brent Bozell:Alexandria, VA – The top liberal media are extensively reporting on
the Bush Administration’s replacement of eight federal attorneys in
2006, calling it a political scandal and relaying demands by Democrats
for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. But this…
'Free Speech' Dead at CBS 'Evening News
...among other format changes under the new Rick Kaplan era.PublicEye editor Brian Montopoli passed along the usual talking points senior management in broadcast news outlets always give when they are trying to save a sinking ship. You know the drill. "This time, more hard news. We swear!"Unfortunately Montopoli left out some hard news in his own March 12 blog post:
NBC Takes a Stab at 'Newpeats
The new media revolution brought about by the Internet Age leaves a constant vacuum to be filled for the traditional entertainment cycle on broadcast TV. You'll notice a lot of broadcast Web sites doing what they can to fill that void with extra footage, behind-the-scenes stuff, bloopers, "webisodes," and the like.But let's face it, when the new episodes are exhausted on the networks, we're not…
