MSNBC President Admits: Lineup Tilts Leftward
November 16th, 2007 12:27 PM
Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC has finally admitted what everyone knew to be the case: his network's talk lineup tilts leftward. This type of admission is quite rare in media circles. Usually when high-level media types are confronted with evidence their product is biased, they issue silly blanket denials that anyone can see through as mere corporate shillery.Griffin's admission came in a…
Is Chivalry Dead in Hollywood? MSNBC Makes Fun of a Gentleman
November 16th, 2007 4:29 AM
On its Tabloid Tidbits blog page, MSNBC is taking potshots at both one time pinup boy Fabio and current left-wing, heartthrob George Clooney in a Hollywood smack 'em up two fer. Now, I'm as unconcerned over the entertainment media beating up the denizens of Hollyweird as anyone else -- especially when one of them is the uncouth, surly, leftist Clooney -- but this one strikes me as interesting for…
Reuters Calls Socialist Dictator Chavez a 'Folksy President
November 15th, 2007 11:25 AM
Folksy can accurately describe many a politician, foreign or domestic. But a Fidel Castro-loving, Bush-hating, suppresser of free speech who has carte blanche to rule by decree? If you ask Reuters, well, yes. (h/t Taranto's November 15 Best of the Web).The November 13 article in question by writer Enrique Andres Pretel dealt with how Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is demanding an apology from Spain's…
Bozell on 'Morning Joe': For Networks, Liberal Ideology Trumps Bottom
November 15th, 2007 9:50 AM
L. Brent Bozell, founder of Media Research Center, NB's parent, made an appearance on today's "Morning Joe." Brent is the author, with MRC/NB's Tim Graham, of the recently-released "Whitewash: What the Media Won't Tell you About Hillary Clinton, But Conservatives Will."Look for comprehensive coverage of Brent's appearance from my colleagues at MRC and NB during the day. But for present purposes…
MSNBC's Shuster Giddy Over Regan FNC Suit
November 14th, 2007 5:14 PM
TVNewser has an item today about MSNBC's David Shuster blasting Rudy Giuliani and Fox News brass while announcing a lawsuit involving the rival news channel (h/t Ian Schwartz):This is how MSNBC's David Shuster, who once worked for FNC, reported the story in the 9amET hour: "This is bad news, perhaps not just for Rudy Giuliani, but also for Fox News Channel. Roger Ailes who is in charge of Fox…
The Arizona Republic: Warming Skeptic is 'On the Fringe
November 14th, 2007 5:26 AM
Apparently, the Arizona Republic cannot discuss the work of globaloney skeptic Robert Balling of Arizona State University without constantly pointing out that his "peers" think he is an idiot that has been bought off by "industries." The paper cannot write a story about his career without constantly suggesting that he is a "fringe" scientist and that he is "criticized" by those who imagine global…
Bozell Discusses 'Whitewash: What the Media Won't Tell You About Hilla
November 13th, 2007 11:27 AM
Appearing on the November 13 "Fox & Friends," MRC president and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell discussed his latest book, "Whitewash: What the Media Won't Tell you About Hillary Clinton, But Conservatives Will."Video (3:48): Real (6.38 MB) and Windows (7.31 MB), plus MP3 audio (1.12 MB)Bozell sat down with co-host Gretchen Carlson. Here's an excerpt:CARLSON: ...The main message of your…
