Couric Advises Gov. Palin to 'Learn About Governing'...Seriously

November 12th, 2008 11:39 PM
In today's Pot Calling the Kettle Black moment, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric advises Sarah Palin to "keep her head down, work really hard and learn about governing." When you stop laughing, consider that I'm not kidding.Really. I'm not. Here's what Couric told the New York Post's Richard Johnson at Glamour Magazine's 2008 Women of the Year Awards Monday (file photo):

Whoopi Goldberg: Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gets the Most Death Threats

October 29th, 2008 12:53 PM
Which "View" co-host receives, on average, the most death threats? Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd coming from racially motivated individuals? Nope. Joy Behar coming from those evil right wingers? Nope. The correct answer is right-of-center co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. This bombshell comes not from some anonymous "View" staffer, or Hasselbeck herself, but liberal co-host Whoopi Goldberg."The…

CNBC Reporter: Obama Suffers 'Blind Loyalty' to Economy-killing Polici

October 13th, 2008 2:57 PM
The stock market is casting a vote of "no confidence" in Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and his Republican opponent is missing an opportunity to slam the freshman senator for an economic agenda that is a rehash of the worst of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter.So argued on-air editor Charles Gasparino in an October 13 op-ed in the New York Post, where the CNBC talent mentioned that even Obama's…

Obama's Acceptance Stage Built by Britney Spears' Set Designer

August 28th, 2008 2:09 PM
Remember a few weeks ago when supposedly impartial media members were angered by a McCain ad that likened Barack Obama to Britney Spears?Well, the stage that Obama will be giving his acceptance speech from Thursday evening was actually built by the same guy that designs Britney Spears' concert sets.I kid you not.As reported by the NY Post Thursday (emphasis added, photo courtesy NYP):

Are We Being Dressed to Look Like It's a Depression

July 28th, 2008 11:00 AM
For months, NewsBusters has been reporting media's desire to depict the economy as being significantly worse than it really is in order to assist the Democrats in taking back the White House this November.In fact, it's been rather common for press members to talk about the economy as being absolutely Hooveresque.Well, it appears the fashion industry might be aiding and abetting this deplorable…

NY Post: Olbermann Threatens to Quit if Not Made 'Meet the Press' Host

June 20th, 2008 2:52 PM
Although MSNBC and NBC officials are flatly denying the allegations, the New York Post on Friday reported that Keith Olbermann is threatening to quit if he's not promoted to host "Meet the Press."The Post also claimed that Chris Matthews was actually heard lobbying for the job during Wednesday's memorial service for Tim Russert.As reported at the Post's "Page Six" column (h/t TVNewser):

Sting's Tree Saving Charity Keeps Most of the Donations

May 5th, 2008 1:18 PM
In last week's installment of "Sting's Eco-hypocrisy," we learned that the frontman for the rock band the Police, though supposedly an environmentalist, has a bigger carbon footprint than most third world nations. In Sunday's episode, we found out that Sting's charity, the Rainforest Foundation, gives only 41 percent of the money raised to the programs it supports, and, as a result, "is rated one…

Newspaper Circulations in 3-Year Plunge, with Four Exceptions

May 1st, 2008 10:27 AM
Old Media business reporters have a definitionally-incorrect habit of labeling single industries or economic sectors as being "in recession," when the term, as defined here, can only describe national economies or the world economy. Two examples of this are New York Times reporter David Leonhardt's description of manufacturing as being in recession in February 2007 (laughably incorrect, in any…

Mika: Clinton Campaign 'Pounced Like Lemmings

April 22nd, 2008 7:16 AM
Granted, there's lots of time to go, but it's not going to be easy to catch Mika Brzezinski, the early clubhouse leader for the Year's Most Inapt Metaphor.Barackophile Brzezinski made her bid for the prize during the opening segment of today's Morning Joe, accusing the Clinton campaign of having pounced on Obama like . . . lemmings.Let's set the stage: the topic was a TV commercial Hillary's…

CNN Reporter Arrested in Central Park, Most Media Ignore Sex Element

April 19th, 2008 1:05 PM
Imagine for a moment that a Fox News reporter was arrested in Central Park early in the morning with a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals. Do you think this little nuance would be included in press coverage of this bizarre event?Probably in the headline and the opening paragraph, right?Well, for some reason, though news outlets did report the odd happenings in NYC Friday morning…

Men Blamed for Hillary and Katie's Failures

April 13th, 2008 10:00 PM
If recent polls and rumors are correct, two of America's most prominent women are about to go down in flames, conceivably at virtually the same moment in history.Predictably, the left and their media minions seem destined to blame it all on men.Think that's sexist of me? Well, before I'm relegated to the sexist pigsty, consider Sunday's New York Post article written by Vanity Fair contributing…

NY Post Silent on NYC Council Speaker's Party Affiliation

April 3rd, 2008 5:44 PM
Another Empire State Democrat appears ensnared in a juicy political scandal involving misappropriated money and political patronage.An article in the April 3 New York Post reports that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s office has been hoarding millions of dollars in taxpayer money. The money was allocated to fake organizations so that it could be saved and used later for political…

Jewish Man Attacked in Brooklyn By Muslims Yelling 'Allahu Akbar,' Med

March 24th, 2008 8:41 AM
On March 19th, I found a story on The Jerusalem Post detailing an attack by Muslim youths on a rabbinical assistant that occurred at a Brooklyn, New York subway station. The youths grabbed Uria Ohana's yarmulke off his head then ran off yelling "Allahu Akbar," which is Arabic for "God is great." I have waited four days to report this story myself to see what other news outlets decide to cover…

Three Exceptions to E&P's '4-Year Circ Plunge' at Major Papers; I Wond

March 15th, 2008 12:18 AM
Ken Shepherd of NewsBusters posted Tuesday on Editor and Publisher's March 11 article listing the four-year circulation changes at the nation's top 20 newspapers, concentrating on the 20% loss at the Los Angeles Times during that period. What's also compelling is that the Top 20 really has three winners and 17 losers during that four-year time frame, as the chart that follows demonstrates: