Washington Post Engages in a Little Post-Katrina Schadenfreude Regardi

Vinny Fiore
 

Fox Exec: Tina Brown Shouldn't Lecture About Ratings

Tim Graham
 

New Film Stars Clooney as TV's Fred Friendly

The L.A. Times has a story up about a new "documentary-style film" about liberal CBS newsman Fred Friendly which features George Clooney in the leading role:The black-and-white documentary-style film, which Clooney co-wrote, produced, directed and in which he plays "See It Now" producer Fred Friendly, won best screenplay for Clooney and Grant Heslov and best actor honors for David Strathairn…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Laura Bush: Media Ignore Positive Side of Hurricane Recovery

Greg Sheffield
 

CBS Goes Back to the Drawing Board

Matthew Sheffield
 

Would You Pay Money to Read Paul Krugman

Matthew Sheffield
 

NYT Still Blaming Bush for "Faltering Response" to Katrina

Clay Waters
 

Which Soggy WashPost Tribute to the Sixties Left Would You Prefer

Tim Graham
 

Clinton Doesn't Swing at Anti-Bush Softballs, But Says Tax Cuts Lower

Mark Finkelstein
 

To ABC's Surprise, Katrina Victims Praise Bush and Blame Nagin

ABC News producers probably didn't hear what they expected when they sent Dean Reynolds to the Houston Astrodome's parking lot to get reaction to President Bush's speech from black evacuees from New Orleans. Instead of denouncing Bush and blaming him for their plight, they praised Bush and blamed local officials. Reynolds asked Connie London: "Did you harbor any anger toward the President because…
Brent Baker
 

CNN’s Bill Schneider Equates Hurricane Katrina to Monica Lewinsky

Last week, Brent Baker reported here that Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” joked about Hurricane Katrina being George Bush’s Monica Lewinsky. Today, CNN’s political analyst Bill Schneider said virtually the same thing on “Lou Dobbs Tonight”…but HE wasn’t kidding (video to follow):“Sooner or later, every leader gets in trouble. President Reagan had Iran-Contra, President Clinton had Monica Lewinsky…
Noel Sheppard
 

WashPost Columnist: "Creepy Totalitarian Feel" of Pledge of Allegiance

Tim Graham
 

Scorn on the Bayou -- The Political Economics of Katrina

Newsweek uses gross misinformation to paint grim, untrue picture of New Orleans and U.S. poverty. For two weeks since hurricane Katrina made landfall, America’s media have been presenting startling images of an impoverished New Orleans. Unfortunately, many journalists have been as inaccurate with their economic assessments of this region as they were in estimating how much time it would take to…
Noel Sheppard
 

Early Show Continues to Ignore Jefferson Scandals

Ken Shepherd