BMI’s Seymour: Networks Coverage of Unemployment ‘13 Times More Ne

BMI's Julia A. Seymour appeared on today's Fox Business Live with Stuart Varney to discuss the discrepancy in media coverage of unemployment under Presidents Reagan and Obama. Author of BMI's latest study, "Networks Flip-Flop on Jobs," Seymour explained her findings: We looked specifically at seven months of coverage in 1982 and again in 2009 that had very similar periods of unemployment…
NB Staff

Media Correct on Violence? Ron Paul Warns of Ill-Effects from Dollar C

Scary times ahead? Perhaps, if you take credence in what Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, says. Paul, who had a strong grassroots following during the 2008 presidential election, explained on Glenn Beck's Sept. 30 radio program that perilous times lie ahead due to the Federal Reserve's loose monetary policy. Host Glenn Beck asked if voices on the left, including the left-wing media, were right - would…
Jeff Poor

Jimmy Carter Tries to Deny He Said Obama Critics 'Driven' By Race

CNN’s Candy Crowley tried to prompt former President Jimmy Carter to explain his charge of racism against opponents of President Obama on Thursday’s American Morning, but the Democrat tried to worm his way out of what he said. Crowley paraphrased, “You said, overall, you thought the protesters were upset that there was a black president,” to which Carter replied, “That’s not what I said” [audio…
Matthew Balan

Bozell Column: Hollywood's Favorite Rapist

Brent Bozell

ABC’s de Nies Prognosticates: Not ‘a Dry Eye in the House’ for M

Good Morning America correspondent Yunji de Nies on Thursday touted White House talking points when she highlighted Michelle Obama’s pitch for the 2016 Olympics to be in Chicago. De Nies parroted, "We're told there won't be a dry eye in the house by the time she's done." She was "told" this? Was she also told that the First Lady would "bring down the house" or that "Michelle will hit a home run…
Scott Whitlock

Morning Shows Ignore Dem Votes Downing Abortion, Immigration Health Ca

Ken Shepherd

NBC's Morales Gets Caught Up in Obama Olympic Charm Offensive

NBC's Natalie Morales, on Wednesday's "Today," was bowled over by the First Couple's "tag-teaming" effort to lure the Olympics to their home city of Chicago. Reporting live from Copenhagen, Morales cheered that "it doesn't get any better in terms of PR blitzes than this," and effused the First Lady was "turning on the charm, as only she can." "Today" co-anchor Matt Lauer introduced the segment…
Geoffrey Dickens

Ron Paul Warns of Violence from Pending Dollar Crisis; Says Israel Str

Host Beck says left, media would blame right for 'any kind of violence.'
Jeff Poor

Fox News Gets First Interview With Dan Rather After His Failed Suit

President Barack Obama might be afraid to go on the Fox News Channel, but former CBS "Evening News" anchor Dan Rather certainly isn't.In fact, Rather has given FNC's Neil Cavuto the first chance to ask him about Tuesday's court decision to toss out his lawsuit against CBS.As reported by Mediaite Wednesday evening:
Noel Sheppard

1982, 2009: Networks Find Identical Unemployment Numbers 'Good ' News

Unemployment is currently at a 26-year-high of 9.7 percent and expected to continue rising. The last president to govern with such high unemployment was President Ronald Reagan. But in 1982, when unemployment was rising similarly to the way it has in 2009 the network news media were merciless quoting attacks from Democrats, union leaders and the unemployed to attack Reagan's "sadistic" fiscal…
Julia A. Seymour

White House Blogs About Glenn Beck

Just how afraid of Glenn Beck are Barack Obama and Company?So afraid they've actually started blogging about him to refute statements made on his program by either himself OR his guests.Somewhat humorously, the offending guest on this occason was a senior advisor to former President Jimmy Carter. Without further ado, the following was posted Wednesday by Jesse Lee, Obama's Online Programs…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Palin's new book shaping up to be a bestseller.Forty-eight days before the release and she’s already topped Dan Brown’s latest conspiracy-theory casserole at both [Barnes and Noble and Amazon]. To put that in perspective, note that the book doesn’t even have a cover yet.Will the MSM ignore, as they did with Levin, Beck, and Malkin?
NB Staff

'Today's' Matt Lauer Discusses Positive Aspects of Smoking Marijuana

What do you do to unwind at the end of the day? Read a book? Take a bath? Watch some TV? Well, maybe you should think about smoking some pot. At least that's the latest advice from NBC's "Today" show. On Sept. 30 an entire segment was devoted to discussing the positive aspects of pot smoking and included a pitch for legalization. "Today's" Matt Lauer interviewed Joanna Coles, the editor-in-chief…
Carolyn Plocher

NPR's Gross Explores (and Laughs at) 'Strange' Fox News

The folks at National Public Radio really don’t like Fox News. They don’t like NPR people on Fox News. When the NPR talk show Fresh Air with Terry Gross wanted to discuss Fox News and its role in nurturing tea-party protests, they gave 40 minutes to David Weigel of the left-wing site The Washington Independent. It had the usual tone of exploring the dark side of the moon. Gross led off the show…
Tim Graham