The NewsBusters Weekly Recap: May 26 to June

"Allow Me to be a Little More Obvious" This is something that must truly be seen to be believed. "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith concluded an interview with former Vice President Al Gore by attempting to pin a Gore ‘08 button on the politician. Why stop there, Harry? Why not slap a bumper sticker across your suit? (Be sure and check out the NB video clip.)"But is He Smart?"Sometimes the media…
Scott Whitlock
 

Has Illegal-Immigrant Favoritism Pushed African-American and Teen Unem

Tom Blumer
 

'Today' Bouquet to Ginsburg Pits 'Rights' Groups vs. 'Conservatives

Mark Finkelstein
 

CNN Reporter Wondered If It Was 'OK' for 11-Year-Old Boy to Use Handgu

Lynn Davidson
 

Confusing TV With Reality: NYT TV Writer Thinks Thompson is His TV Cha

Warner Todd Huston
 

ABC Attacks NASA Skeptic with 'Incensed' Scientists

But 'World News' segment left out liberal leanings of both scientists, and the reporter.
Jeff Poor
 

ABC Only Quotes Scientists Displeased With NASA Chief’s Global Warmi

As NewsBusters reported Thursday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin did an interview with NPR wherein he stated, “I am not sure that it is fair to say that [global warming] is a problem we must wrestle with.”Friday, ABC News’ Bill Blakemore wrote a piece for that network’s website asserting, “NASA administrator Michael Griffin continues to draw the ire of preeminent climate scientists inside and…
Noel Sheppard
 

Matthews Begs Bartlett: Don't Go Work For Fox

Mark Finkelstein
 

CBSNews.com Teases Story on Romney's 'Lack of Warmth' Next to Dr. Deat

Not that this is a competition or anything, but I think I've got Tim beat here.At the very, very least, it's an odd juxtaposition:A picture of a smiling Dr. Jack Kevorkian being released from prison, next to a tease of a Politico.com story about former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) having a "quick mind and smooth delivery" but a "lack of warmth."As Conan O'Brien might say, "a whaaaa?!" Here's the…
Ken Shepherd
 

On CNN, Laura Ingraham Takes a Shot at the ‘Liberal Elites’ at Net

Matthew Balan
 

Weekend Captionfest

ABC's Diane Sawyer discusses tuberculosis.
NB Staff
 

Time's Headline Contrast: Romney's Disappointing, Obama's Full Of Cour

Tim Graham
 

B-I-A-S: Media Largely Ignore Spelling Bee Champ's Homeschooled Status

(14:50 EDT) Video of Tim Russert misspelling "Iraq" at bottom of post.When California homeschooler Evan O’Dorney, 13, won the National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, the nation’s press reacted with a yawn.Instead of focusing on the winner, The New York Times ran a story about an immigrant from India who lost in the second round of the competition. That boy, Kunal Sah, 12, who is living in Utah…
Robert Knight
 

CBS Spins TB Scare into Drug Industry Attack

Julia A. Seymour