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Major Networks Avoid Dem Senators' Countrywide Loan Scandals
As we've noted at NewsBusters, there's been scant coverage of a new scandal involving Sens. Chris Dodd (Conn.) and Kent Conrad (N.D.). Both senators chair committees with oversight of the financial industry and Dodd is behind a bailout package for mortgage lender Countrywide. Both senators got "VIP" treatment from Countrywide Financial for refinancing agreements on their respective mortgages.So…
CBS's Lara Logan: I'd Kill Myself If I Had to Watch American News
Chief foreign correspondent for CBS News Lara Logan appeared on Tuesday's "Daily Show With Jon Stewart" to declare that she doesn't watch American news (that would presumably include her own network). She also decried, "If I were to watch the news that you're hearing in the United States, I'd just blow my brains out. 'Cause it would drive me nuts." (How does CBS feel about this?)What became…
CNNMoney E-mails Flag Dow 12000 Intra-day Trough, But Not 14000 Record
Call it an obvious "InCNNsistency." Subtle bias towards emphasizing unfavorable economic news and against reporting good economic news is present in many places. I will demonstrate that it's even sometimes in the brief e-mail alerts many people receive. This alert I received today from CNNMoney demonstrates a long-known (by me) but, until now, unproven point: But when the Dow closed above 14,…
Professor: Gore Needs to 'Slim Down' for Environment
Claims nation's added weight equals 42 million extra people, drains resources, makes climate worse.
Us Weekly: Michelle Obama 'Down-to-Earth Mom' Who 'Shops at Target
Just hours after the New York Times published an article entitled "Michelle Obama Looks for a New Introduction" (as reported by my colleague Clay Waters moments ago), Us Weekly unveiled its new issue featuring the Obamas in a cover story depicting the potential first lady as a "down-to-earth mom" that "shops at Target."I guess we can declare the Michelle Obama makeover season in full swing,…
CBS’s Tough Look at Obama: Loves Scrabble, Doesn’t Like Ice Cream
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Julie Chen teased an upcoming segment on Barack Obama: "...during the long primary season, we all learned a lot about Barack Obama. He is a Senator. He's a Harvard grad. He's a husband. And he is a father. But this morning, you're going to learn five things you probably don't know about Barack Obama." Later, in David Letterman style, correspondent Jeff…
Liberals Poised to Take On Top Prize: Talk Radio
From our friends at MRCAction.org, a petition to stop the Fairness Doctrine and save conservative talk radio:Even though they virtually dominate the media on television and in print, liberals are now poised to go after the top prize: talk radio.Despite the fact that there is no market for their radical ideas, they are building the case to use the FCC to censor free speech by resurrecting the…
NYT Lauds Michelle Obama, Suggests 'Proud' Gaffe Unfairly Covered
Who needs Fightthesmears.com when you have the New York Times? Times reporters Michael Powell and Jodi Kantor helped Michelle Obama soften her image in Wednesday's big front-page interview, "After Attacks, Michelle Obama Looks for a New Introduction." The long, laudatory piece was anchored with a large photo, taking up half the upper fold of the front page, of Michelle Obama listening…
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die
Forget the first three, as media keep viewers afraid of their own shadow.
Chgo Sun-Times' Sweet Live-blogged Michelle Obama on 'The View
Chicago Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet spent an hour of her life today that she'll never get back: live-blogging Michelle Obama's appearance on "The View." You may recall Sweet from a previous NB post noting her story on how "Obama's Ayers connection never bothered anyone" in Chicago, or from this one where I credited her with noting a 2007 Obama gaffe involving the number of…