PBS's Bellantoni Sees 'Very Conservative' Cuccinelli, 'Fighting Agains

May 28th, 2013 7:03 PM
Appearing as a guest on Sunday's Melissa Harris-Perry show on MSNBC, PBS's Christina Bellantoni labeled Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli as "very conservative," but, when discussing presumptive Democratic nominee and former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, the PBS NewsHour political editor did not include a liberal ideological label. Additionally, as she recounted…

Columbia Univ. President Calls for More Taxpayer-funded News Outlets

May 20th, 2009 2:11 PM
If the cheers of Columbia University's Class of 2009 are any indication, the future of journalism will be looking for a federal bailout.Washington Times correspondent Christina Bellantoni live-tweeted today's event, noting the remarks from university president Lee Bollinger appealing for more government-owned media outlets. Bollinger also received "big cheers" for his call for increased spending…

Obama Sets Aside Easter Egg Roll Tix for Gay Activists, MSM Ignores St

April 13th, 2009 5:41 PM
For the first year ever, the annual White House Easter Egg Roll tickets were dispersed via the Internet, as opposed to an in-person, first-come, first-served basis that the White House has used for years for the general public. This year the Obama White House tried out another first: setting aside a few tickets for same-sex marriage activists. Washington Times correspondent Christina Bellantoni…

Twittering Helen Thomas

February 25th, 2009 3:18 PM
Washington Times White House correspondent Christina Bellantoni has online conservatives a-Twitter with some overheard snippets of a Helen Thomas interview, including what may well be a racially-tinged joke about Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.).Around noon today Bellantoni noted via Twitter:breaking Helen Thomas tells filmcrew Bush worst POTUS in history, "too many people are dead" in Iraq sez Kennedy…

Ifill & Carlson on HuffPost Question to Obama: 'Perfectly Reasonable

February 16th, 2009 2:04 PM
During a segment on the “Reliable Sources” hour of CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, PBS’s Gwen Ifill and Bloomberg’s Margaret Carlson agreed that it was fine for President Obama to call on Sam Stein of the Huffington Post at his first press conference, and that the correspondent’s left-wing question on a proposed “truth committee” investigation into the Bush administration was “perfectly…

Press Think Obama's Flip-flops Make Him a Great Politician

June 29th, 2008 4:49 PM
For the second week in a row, CNN's Howard Kurtz, while hosting Sunday's "Reliable Sources," seemed absolutely befuddled by the media's lack of interest in reporting presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign flip-flops.Last week, it was the junior senator's change of heart concerning public campaign finances. This Sunday, it was Obama's curious reversal on handguns.After…