While a lot of the members of the mainstream media were scratching their heads, trying to figure out just who Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was, CNBC actually came through with an almost…
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On August 27th, during MSNBC's Dem convention coverage, Keith Olbermann makes a hand gesture to Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) mocking Chris Matthews "go[ing] off at…
What kind of impact has the Palin pick had on MSM coverage? We've gone from wall-to-wall adoration of last night's speech, to—literally within hours—Andrea Mitchell having to remind viewers of some…
In an election where the economy is a top issue for voters, an endorsement from a respected financial journalist might be something to brag about. Not so fast, Democrats.
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CNN’s John Roberts, after briefly alluding to the issue of Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s experience he called into question earlier on Friday’s "Newsroom" program, asked…
The following is the News Alert on the front page of one of Sen. Barack Obama's hometown papers (emphasis mine):
John John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice…
Confirming that John McCain picked Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, as his running mate, Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos were quick to jump on the corruption within Alaska’s…
Just minutes after the news arrived that John McCain had selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, "Today" host Matt Lauer broke into regular coverage…
After each of the first three nights of the Democratic convention, network news reporters have offered enthusiastically positive reviews, and Friday morning’s coverage of Barack Obama’s acceptance…
While speculating on John McCain’s upcoming vice presidential running mate, who we now know will be Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, on Friday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez explained: "I…
If only John Edwards had a better sense of humor. Perhaps those pesky sexual trysts would not have ruined his political career.
At least, that’s the advice being given by Elizabeth…
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It's Sarah Palin, folks (photo courtesy RTTNews).
For many months, a LOT of NB members have been pointing to her as the best choice. Some of those unhappy with McCain have said that putting…
Blogging on the site WowOWow: Women on the Web, Whoopi Goldberg, moderator of ABC's The View, declared that poor Hillary Rodham Clinton suffered many "femophobic" slings and arrows, and apparently…
During the 9 a.m. EDT hour of “CNN Newsroom,” “American Morning” co-anchor John Roberts gave an analysis of Governor Sarah Palin during discussion of Senator John McCain's vice presidential choice…
As my colleague Brent Baker noted last night, the August 28 CBS "Evening News" and NBC "Nightly News" broadcasts completely ignored the Commerce Department's upward revision of second quarter…
Peggy Noonan made a serious point about MSNBC's slanted coverage, and I suppose seriousness compels me to mention it first. But please do yourself a favor and stay tuned for the description…
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For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Obama's speech.
Was it all it was cracked up to be -- and what fawning media are saying? Or, was it a bit boring and short on…
In today's Chicago Sun-Times, media reporter Robert Feder writes:Anchor's cheering section• • Chicago reporters covering the Democratic Convention in Denver were stunned to witness WGN-Channel 9's…
What do you do if you're the New York Times and you're faced with having to report on an incident-free soccer match in Iraq that had 40,000 in attendance?
Why, you bury it in a totally…
Chris Matthews is apparently not the only one who gets "inspired" by Barack Obama.
Blogging from the convention floor, a reporter for the Hill, a DC political newspaper observed "dozens of…
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann made his support for Barack Obama even clearer Thursday when moments after the junior senator from Illinois accepted his party's nomination as president, the "Countdown"…
Television journalists were nearly uniformly enthralled with Barack Obama's Thursday night acceptance speech, relieved he showed the toughness to take on John McCain directly, unlike, in their…
Some how, the Old Media has missed the good news on Iraq. On August 27, the Rasmussen polling organization published a poll that showed American confidence is at its highest level ever in support…
CNN senior political analyst David Gergen gushed over Al Gore’s speech at Invesco Field on Thursday evening during the network’s coverage of the Democratic convention as he urged viewers to go…
Chris Matthews has had it with Karl Rove, and he told the Reverend Al Sharpton, during MSNBC's live coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, to "beat" Rove in Ohio, "…