Is Al-Jazeera Less Biased than the New York Times
June 19th, 2006 10:04 AM
If there were great news out of Iraq, which media outlet would be the least likely to report it?a. An anti-American news network from Qatarb. A terrorist-run television station in Lebanon c. The New York Timesd. The Washington PostIf you answered “a” or “b,” you were contradicted by last week’s coverage. Some absolutely magnificent news did come out of Iraq last Thursday, yet, hard as it might…
NBC's 'Today' Show: Secrecy on Bush Trip Added 'Dramatic Effect
June 16th, 2006 3:59 PM
In the past week, President Bush has visited Iraq, had his top political operative cleared of wrongdoing, and presided over the elimination of the terrorist mastermind Abu Musab Al Zarqawi. NBC’s Today show took note of this fact and the June 16 edition featured a segment on Bush’s upturn in fortunes. But if conservatives expected the media to be happy about Bush’s "good week," they were sadly…
al Qaeda and Mainstream Media Hug It Out Together
June 15th, 2006 9:52 AM
As I mentioned earlier, al Qaeda is nothing without the mainstream American media to prop them up and help them win the hearts and minds of greater Marin County. But now it comes out that in the face of massive circulation decline, the mainstream American media is in bad shape without al Qaeda. More ink equals more blood, claim two economists who say that newspaper coverage of terrorist incidents…