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David Brock’s Journey From ‘Right-wing Hit Man’ to Media Matters
Last Sunday, NewsBusters introduced readers to Media Matters for America, the left-wing organization behind the recent smear campaigns against conservative personalities Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. In the days that followed, although news outlets and leading Democrats continued to reference articles written by this shadowy group, few details were offered about the organization behind them…
Cold Case Is Cold Hearted Toward Amish
During the anniversary week of the Lancaster County massacre, CBS's drama blames the 'oppressive' Amish culture for the murder of an Amish girl.
Confirmed: Faithful Folk are More Generous
Research supports CMI study finding that religious people are more likely than secular people to give of their money and time.
‘Journalists’ Tell Howard Kurtz Why Good News from Iraq Shouldn
As CNN's Howard Kurtz accurately pointed out on Sunday's "Reliable Sources," few media outlets seemed at all interested in giving much attention to the great news out of Iraq last week regarding September's sharp decline in casualties. To Kurtz's obvious frustration, his guests - Robin Wright of the Washington Post and Barbara Starr of CNN - both supported the press burying this extremely…
A Story So 'Earth-Shaking,' It's Highlighted Four Times
Were you aware that embattled Idaho Senator Larry Craig has been inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame? If you journeyed over to MSNBC.com, you couldn't miss [this AP] story; their 8:30am EDT update highlights it not once, not twice, not three times, but four times in different sections of their main page. Here's one from the "Inside MSNBC.com" segment:
Weekend Captionfest II
Original caption:In this photo released by CBS, former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, left, shares a laugh with host David Letterman on the set of 'The Late Show with David Letterman, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. It was Snow's first appearance on the show.