Chill Out, ABC: GMA Focuses on Downside of Warm Winter
January 5th, 2007 9:35 AM
Allergies? The warm weather makes it tough on people with fall allergies? Is that really the best GMA can do when it comes to wringing its hands over the warm winter weather people in the Northeast have been enjoying?Except for fleeting references to January bouquets and falling oil prices, GMA's segment this morning was one long whine-a-thon about the mild winter. I do mean long. GMA led…
So Which Is It, AP? (On Iran and Nukes
December 26th, 2006 11:03 AM
On December 24, in a unbylined report on the reaction of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (you know, Time' Magazine's "Champion of the dispossessed") to United Nations sanctions, The Associated Press told us:Ahmadinejad: U.N. Will Regret Move..... On Saturday, the Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, increasing international…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: December 2 to
December 8th, 2006 4:15 PM
What is it about leaving a network gig that makes news anchors even more biased? Ex-host Tom Brokaw told a "Harball" audience that Barack Obama is a "rock star," lavished praise on Jon Stewart, and claimed that Ronald Reagan neglected "Mother Earth."Speaking of NBC stars who suck up to environmentalists, Matt Lauer recently encouraged Al Gore to run for president and "save the planet." Way to…
‘Skeptic's Guide’ to Global Warming Myths Released to the Public
December 8th, 2006 2:22 PM
Senator James Inhofe has another exciting announcement concerning the media and global warmingism posted at the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works website:Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the outgoing Chairman of Environment & Public Works Committee, is pleased to announce the public release of the Senate Committee published booklet entitled “A Skeptic’s Guide to Debunking…
Senate Debates Global Warming, CNN Anchor Snoozes
December 6th, 2006 7:14 PM
O'Brien, during a more wakeful momentAs already noted here on NewsBusters, the Senate held a hearing today examining the role of the media in promoting climate alarmism. With others covering the newsmaking part of the discussion, I decided to drop by to observe things from a blogger's point of view.I went into the hearing expecting it would be more interesting than your typical congressional…
Senate Global Warming Hearing Exposes Alarmist Media
December 6th, 2006 5:38 PM
As NewsBuster Matt Sheffield reported Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the media’s role in causing global warming hysteria in the country. The committee’s website encapsulated the proceedings (emphasis mine throughout):Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chairman of the Environment & Public Works Committee, said today’s hearing about…
