GMA’s Sawyer Spins Scooter Libby as ‘Scapegoat’ and ‘Fall Guy

On Wednesday’s "Good Morning America," anchor Diane Sawyer framed of the conviction of Lewis "Scooter" Libby through the perspective of anti-Bush liberals, continuing a tradition that began with the previous day’s evening news programs. An ABC graphic described Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Cheney, as the "fall guy" and Sawyer wondered if he was "a scapegoat." And nowhere in the…
Scott Whitlock
 

MRC Appearance: Noyes on 'The Big Story

NB Staff
 

NYT on Cheney: 'Puppeteer' Whose 'Judgment...Is Still to Come

Clay Waters
 

Rosie and Joy Convict Cheney; Barbara Plays Pilate

Justin McCarthy
 

How Many Conflicts With Journalists Did Libby Juror Have

Tim Graham
 

Men's Vogue Magazine Worships 'Nightly News' Anchor

NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams graces the cover of Men's Vogue this month and is profiled by Deputy Editor Ned Martel as being an anchor who, because of "today's debunking culture" (Wink Wink Newsbusters.org), is both "in the know and in on the joke."Martel panders to Williams as an anchor who is "affable", "witty", and even "an unapologetic throwback to the era of Cronkite".Martel says…
Paul Detrick
 

Newspapers Losing Their Religion [Sections

The same day the MRC's Culture and Media Institute (CMI) released its study [pdf available here] dealing with the media's preference for "secular progressive" values over those of those of orthodox religious faiths, evangelical magazine Christianity Today noticed that many newspapers are losing their religion [sections].The CMI study concluded that: Americans have clearly identified the media as…
Ken Shepherd
 

CBS Pushes Solar Power 'Solution,' Pays Little Attention To Extreme Co

Julia A. Seymour
 

Can We Atone for Our Energy Sins

BMI Staff
 

A Green Hypocrisy: Media Ignore Costs and Damage of Carbon Offsets

Julia A. Seymour
 

Help the Earth for Just

CBS pushes California's solar power plan by downplaying massive cost.
Dan Gainor
 

MRC's Graham Discusses NY Times Reporter Who Paid Source

NB Staff
 

Edwards Says Americans "Selfish" And Ignore The Needy, While The Media

Lynn Davidson
 

Rush: Libby Conviction Demonstrates GOPers Should Never Trust Media

Commenting on the Scooter Libby trial yesterday, Rush Limbaugh made a very astute point about the whole nasty affair: Libby's conviction ought to tell Republican politicos they can't trust the liberal elite Washington press corps.Don't try to convince them, don't try to be their friend, the number-one talker asserted. They come to any interview with you with their story already written out…
Matthew Sheffield