'Evening News' Milked Tragedies to Scare Viewers on Depression Drugs

NBC, ABC gave viewers a more balanced, less emotionally-charged look at a new FDA warning label on suicide risks for young people.
Ken Shepherd
 

Gun Control: Brady Campaign Continues Hollowed Tradition

Howard Nemerov
 

Chris Matthews: Bush 'Fiddles While Iraq Burns'; Anti-War Liberals Afr

Geoffrey Dickens
 

CNN Reporter: Ailing Senator Leaves Democrats' Dreams ‘Ripped in Hal

Filing two reports for Thursday’s "American Morning," CNN reporter Bob Franken asserted that Democrats are "more sincere" in their expressions of concern for ailing South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson. Reporting on what the political ramifications would be if the Democrat resigned from Congress, thus giving Republicans control of the Senate, Franken used apocalyptic language to describe such an…
Scott Whitlock
 

Morning Shows Hype Need for a 'Federal Standard' on Rollovers

CBS's Orr lets go unchallenged the suggestion that auto industry cares more about bottom line than passenger safety.
Ken Shepherd
 

Geraldo Steps In to Defend Illegals Against O'Reilly

Justin McCarthy
 

Transcript of The View’s Behar on the Senator's Stroke: 'Did Someone

Megan McCormack
 

ABC's Joy Behar Wonders If Sen. Johnson’s Illness Is a Republican Co

Well, it certainly didn’t take long for a member of the media to suggest that there’s some kind of conspiracy involved with Sen. Tim Johnson’s (D-SD) medical condition. On Thursday’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar questioned, “Is there such a thing as a man made stroke? In other words, did someone do this to him?”Don't believe it? Well, those that can tolerate it can watch this disgraceful…
Noel Sheppard
 

Liberal Media Offering Spotlight to David Duke? It's a Repeat of Papa

Tim Graham
 

Open Thread

Today's starters:Media: After resigning from CNN after making baseless accusations that American soldiers were deliberately trying to kill journalists, Eason Jordan has resurfaced as the head of a new Iraq war news site. Among other things, the site will attempt to find the mysterious AP source and purported Iraqi policeman Jamil Hussein. Michelle Malkin will be going there to look for him as…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Hundreds of Journalists Line up to Become Bob Woodward's Assistant

Greg Sheffield
 

Meredith Vieira Bemoans 'Same Old President Bush

Geoffrey Dickens
 

Disgraceful Media Coverage of Sen. Tim Johnson’s Medical Condition

Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s drop the partisanship for a second and recognize that the media coverage of Sen. Tim Johnson’s (D-SD) sudden illness has been nothing but disgraceful. The first reports I heard on this issue came early yesterday on CNBC, and immediately the discussion was about how this could change the balance of power in the Senate. I was disgusted. (Update follows with how the…
Noel Sheppard
 

A Comedienne’s Take on ‘Kramer’ and the ‘N’ Word

Comedy lovers are likely familiar with the name Elayne Boosler, who was a popular comedienne in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Today, she is somewhat of a liberal activist, having moderated a Democrat presidential forum in 2003, and regularly subbing for syndicated liberal radio talk show host Stephanie Miller.With that as pretext, Boosler published a blog at HuffnPuff Wednesday with a fascinating…
Noel Sheppard