CBS Paints Nomination Issues Through Liberal Prism, “Even Far Right

All three broadcast network evening newscasts on Monday focused attention on the disappointment expressed by conservatives at President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court, but the CBS Evening News went the furthest in reporting the selection through a liberal prism. Anchor Bob Schieffer employed “rights” language which put the liberal position in a positive light: “Social…
Brent Baker
 

Koppel and MSNBC Chief Kaplan Heap Praise on Rather, Denigrate His Cri

Dan Rather's national media colleagues rallied around him, and denigrated his critics, at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards presented by the National Television Academy at a September 19 ceremony, where Rather was honored with a lifetime achievement award, which C-SPAN aired Saturday night. ABC's Ted Koppel praised Rather as “a man of honesty and integrity and decency.” Referring to Rather's…
Brent Baker
 

We Aren't Getting the Full Story on the OU Football "Suicide Bomber

Mark Tapscott
 

NBC's Self-Promotional Jokes: Hey, Now Even Pat Robertson Loves "Will

Tim Graham
 

It's Official: New York Times Columnists Make Mistakes

Clay Waters
 

Kurtz: Book Editor Says WashPost Parties "Cheer Unabashedly for the De

Tim Graham
 

Katie Wastes No Time: First Reaction to Miers Pick is Negative as Cour

Mark Finkelstein
 

Newsweek Declares End of GOP Dominance

Dustin Hawkins
 

NY Times Slams Karen Hughes, But P.R. "Universal Disarmament" Came Und

Tim Graham
 

NY Times Runs Fourth Correction of Same Krugman Column

Greg Sheffield
 

Walter Cronkite Says Americans Are Ignorant

On CNN’s “Larry King Live” last night, retired CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite said Americans are ignorant, and that the majority of the population isn’t smart enough to make the proper decisions at election time to vote for president.In a tirade about America not paying its teachers enough, Cronkite said:“We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable I do not think the…
Noel Sheppard
 

Cafferty: Is Bush Spending Too Much Time on the Disasters? Or Too Li

Mike Bates
 

NBC Jumps on the Anti-Bennett Bandwagon

Brian Williams and Mike Taibbi on last evening's “NBC Nightly News” did exactly what they reported Bill Bennett claims started this whole controvery in the first place – took his radio remarks totally out of context.In his introduction to the segment, Williams stated “[Bennett] says his remarks are being taken out of context.”  Then, Taibbi only played back the offensive sentences made by Bennett…
Noel Sheppard
 

Washington Post Editor: "Bill Bennett Is the Poster Child for Racism

“Bill Bennett is the poster child for racism” and “you cannot say that statement that was made by Bill Bennett is not a racist statement,” Colby King, the Washington Post’s Deputy Editorial Page Editor and columnist, declared on this weekend’s Inside Washington. King contended that “there's no way you can parse his words and get away from what he said. What he said was morally reprehensible. He…
Brent Baker