If a Male Student Sues for Gender Discrimination, Will the Media Repor
January 27th, 2006 10:32 AM
On Sunday, as reported by NewsBusters, Newsweek did a cover story on what it referred to as a “Boy Crisis.” The article detailed “why” girls are doing so much better than boys in school. In an interesting twist, the Associated Press reported this Wednesday evening (hat tip to the American Thinker):“A senior boy at Milton High School has filed a federal civil rights complaint contending that his…
The Trouble With Newsweek’s Cover Story About Boys
January 22nd, 2006 7:52 PM
In the new millennium, articles describing the intellectual differences between the genders have been altogether too commonplace. As a result, it wasn’t difficult to presage from the cover of Newsweek’s most recent issue where the editors were going with a headline like “The Boy Crisis.” In fact, once inside, the featured piece, “The Trouble With Boys,” turned into just another in a long line of…
Not a “Teenage Murderer,” on ABC He's “Home School Student Charg
November 15th, 2005 12:15 AM
Before the first ad break on Monday's World News Tonight, ABC anchor Elizabeth Vargas plugged an upcoming story: "When we return, the home school student charged with murdering his girlfriend's parents. A small town, and a community of home-schoolers, are shattered." ABC reporter Nancy Weiner, in the subsequent story about how 18-year-old David Ludwig allegedly murdered the parents of his 14-…
Walter Cronkite Says Americans Are Ignorant
October 1st, 2005 10:39 PM
On CNN’s “Larry King Live” last night, retired CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite said Americans are ignorant, and that the majority of the population isn’t smart enough to make the proper decisions at election time to vote for president.In a tirade about America not paying its teachers enough, Cronkite said:“We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable I do not think the…
