Iraq's "Civil War" -- Will the Networks Ever Get It Right
March 2nd, 2006 1:17 AM
Wednesday’s Early Show on CBS carried a segment on Iraq emblazoned with the headline “Iraq Civil War.” The worry that Iraq is about to tip over into an all-out fight between the Sunnis and the Shiites has been thick in the media since terrorists bombed an important Shiite mosque a week ago. As CBS anchor Bob Schieffer announced that night (February 22): “One of the worst days ever in Iraq, and…
Same Skewed Poll, But NY Times Gives It a New Liberal Angle
February 28th, 2006 1:55 PM
So how did the New York Times play the poll they conducted jointly* with CBS News, the one that sampled a much higher percentage of Democrats than Republicans? Tucked away on page A14, the Times story was headlined: "Amerians Are Cautiously Open to Gas Tax Rise, Poll Shows." According to the article by Louis Uchitelle and Megan Thee, even most of this biased sample of Americans is against…
Thomas Friedman Goes Against The New York Times…Again
February 25th, 2006 11:32 PM
For the second time in two days, Mideast expert and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has taken a position in agreement with the Bush administration, and contrary to his bosses. You have to wonder how long Friedman can get away with this and continue to keep his job.As reported by NewsBuster Mark Finkelstein, Friedman was on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday suggesting that the…
