Michael Moore Warns CNN: ‘I’m About to Become Your Worst Nightmare
Given Michael Moore’s anti-war tendencies, you wouldn’t envision him to possess so much rage. However, following his well-publicized dustup with CNN last week (please see Business & Media Institute reports on the subject here and here), the controversial schlockumentarist has published an open letter threatening the network with reprisals.Although likely not his intent, Moore's screed was…
The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: July 7 to
One Man’s Terrorist...On "CNN Newsroom," correspondent Cal Perry asserted that Hamas is fighting for "independence" from Israel. Somehow, he failed to mention that the organization has often called for the destruction of that country. Just ‘Cause Al Gore’s Involved, Doesn’t Make it PoliticalDan Harrison, a senior VP of NBC, this week asserted that his network’s over-the-top coverage of Al Gore’s…
Olbermann Claims Counter-terrorism Report 'Created' to Give Chertoff C
Does Keith Olbermann even read the MSNBC website ?On Thursday’s Countdown (as well as his blog “The News Hole”), MSNBC host Keith Olbermann continued his attack on Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s “gut feeling” about increased terrorist vulnerability. In his expert analysis, Olbermann theorized that Chertoff’s comment was a mistake, and that the Bush administration hurriedly (…
MSM Highlight GOP 'Defections', Ignore Dems Voting Against Their Own
We are seeing all over the MSM the reports highlighting the Republicans in the House and Senate who are turning away from the Party line and voting against -- or at least seeming to vote against -- the President's Iraq war policies. The MSM is presenting this revolt as a momentous thing, unprecedented and presenting it as a loss for the President's ideas. Yet, even as a small number of…
'Today': Curry Blames Al-Qaeda Resurgence on 'Misguided Focus on Iraq
Ann Curry didn't even bother with the "some say" dodge. On this morning's "Today," she flatly suggested to Michael Chertoff that we are losing the war on terror because of a "misguided focus" on Iraq.The Secretary of Homeland Security was on to discuss reports that a new assessment from U.S. counterterrorism analysts indicates that al-Qaeda has rebuilt itself and poses the greatest threat to…
Army Recruiting Goals: Another Example of the Media's Management of th
Of late, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been arguing that the mainstream media persistently exercise the "management" of the news. That is to say, aside from slanted and biased reporting on the news of the day, they frame news developments in a way that manage events to fit a preconceived meme or storyline.The media's coverage of Army recruiting numbers is no exception.Bear in mind these…
ABC Minimizes Bush Court Victory; Speculated on Impeachment for Last R
Last August, a federal judge ruled that it was unconstitutional to monitor overseas conversations with suspected terrorists. On August 18, 2006, ABC’s "Good Morning America" treated the decision as a monumental event. However, Saturday’s GMA greeted the overturning of that decision by a federal appeals judge with a solitary 13 second news brief. In contrast, reporter Jessica Yellin described the…
Gabler Praises 'Cool' British Reaction to Terror, Condemns American 'H
If Neal Gabler had been around in the late 1930s, would he have been praising Neville Chamberlain's complacency toward Hitler while condemning Churchill and FDR for their "hysteria"? Maybe so, judging by the liberal Fox News Watch panelist's comparison of the reaction of the British and the Americans to terror.Gabler appeared on last evening's Fox News Watch.FOX NEWS WATCH PANELIST NEAL GABLER…
