Shocker: Former Clinton-boosting U.S. Newser Takes Dem PR Job
Back in the days of our MediaWatch newsletter, we used to have a feature called "Revolving Door" to note reporters swapping their jobs for political appointments or political appointees swapping their jobs for reporting gigs. (See the NB Revolving Door topic for more recent updates.) The Minneapolis Star Tribune announced that its editorial writer Dave Hage is leaving "to become communications…
Limbaugh to Read NB Item on Tribune's New Spin on Minnesota Bridge
Radio host Rush Limbaugh will be addressing this blog post in his 2 p.m. monologue.
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…
Minneapolis ABC Station Denies Pro-Iraq War Ad, Loves Anti-Iraq War Ne
When Progress for America tried to air a commercial with Minnesota veterans defending U.S. war policy in Iraq, they soon found their money was no good at KSTP - Channel 5. What was the offending remark in the ad that caused this censorship? The message contains the idea "That the media only reports the bad news" and "you would never know it from the news reports, but the enemy in Iraq is al…
