Confirming Limbaugh's Prediction, CBS Ignores Study Casting Doubt on G

Two nights after NBC blamed hot summer temperatures on global warming, and on the very day a new scientific report cast doubt on a key assumption behind global warming forecasts, CBS on Thursday evening held global warming culpable for “oppressive August heat” that killed a man in East St. Louis. For an expert assessment, CBS reporter Kelly Cobiella turned only to the Weather Channel…
Brent Baker
 

Blogger Ed Morrissey Finds Dem Donor Hosting Fake Fred Thompson Site

This is still developing apparently, but Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters is all over what appears to be a hare-brained smear of presumptive GOP presidential candidate and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson. Here's an excerpt: It doesn't take long for provocateurs to crawl out of the woodwork to attack candidates, especially in stealth attacks. With Fred Thompson, they've apparently started…
Ken Shepherd
 

NY Post: Comparisons to ‘Genocidal Tyrant’ Almost Killed Dow Jones

Dan Gainor
 

NewsBusters Turns Two

Two years ago today, we launched NewsBusters onto the web. In the past year, we've added 10,000 registered users (we recently passed the 20,000 mark), switched web hosting companies, ushered several news stories into the liberal press, conducted a major software upgrade, and been featured in hundreds of media outlets large and small.It's been a thrilling ride. Thanks for helping make it all…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Media Criticism of Murdoch Almost Killed Wall Street Journal Bid

New York Post says attacks 'normally leveled at a genocidal tyrant' 'almost squashed the deal.'
Jeff Poor
 

Honor Killing Omitted in Weinstein Movie at Iranian-American Group's I

According to London's Guardian and a press release issued by the National Iranian American Council, the NIAC forced significant changes in the upcoming movie “Crossing Over.” The movie's plot featured an Iranian family, and all scenes relating to an honor killing and the phrase “family honor” were removed after “ongoing conversations” with the director. If “significant changes” were not made, the…
Lynn Davidson
 

Will Nets Ignore Apparent Clinton Flip-Flop on Nukes

Ken Shepherd
 

'Please Don't Read This' Headline Leads Incomplete AP Beauchamp Story

One needs to look no further than the Associated Press's story on the Scott Beauchamp saga to understand why the general public not following the news closely doesn't "get" just how biased and antagonistic towards the war, the military, and American soldiers Old Media outlets are. In the case of Scott Beauchamp, now that their brethren at The New Republic (TNR) have been caught red-handed…
Tom Blumer
 

'Evening News' Uses Wrong '45 million' Number of Uninsured Americans

CBS repeats data that includes non-citizens.
Jeff Poor
 

'Today' Buries McCain, Celebrates Obama's Union Stunt

Geoffrey Dickens
 

'Daily Show' Mocks Kennedy for Opposition to Wind Farm

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) earned the scorn of "The Daily Show" on August 7. Show reporter Jason Jones mocked the senator's opposition to a wind farm off Nantucket Sound. With typical "Daily Show" sarcasm and melodrama Jones remarked: "It looked bad for the native population, until one man stood up ... Yes. Ted Kennedy – noted man from Nantucket and co-sponsor of dozens of renewable energy…
Julia A. Seymour
 

Pat & Willie Warn: Don't Cross 'Mean Schoolteacher' Hillary

Mark Finkelstein
 

Couric Gaffe: CBS Anchor Puts Reporter With Hoarse Voice On the Spot

Ken Shepherd
 

Did Media Or NASA Withhold Climate History Data Changes From The Publi

A change in climate history data at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies recently occurred which dramatically alters the debate over global warming. Yet, this transpired with no official announcement from GISS head James Hansen, and went unreported until Steve McIntyre of Climate Audit discovered it Wednesday.For some background, one of the key tenets of the global warming myth being…
Noel Sheppard