The Employment Numbers and the Unreported 4 Million Jobs

I described the August employment news as "good, not great" on Friday. Larry Kudlow was more upbeat, and has a point: The August jobs report should put to rest any fears that the economy is burning out. Following upwardly revised increases for June (134,000) and July (121,000), companies added 128,000 nonfarm payrolls last month. Meanwhile, the all-important but rarely mentioned household…
Tom Blumer
 

Now That's Censorship

For all the false cries of censorship when the marketplace and not the government marginalizes a voice, or point of view, this is blatant censorship enacted by our government through McCain-Feingold. h/t Instapundit. Bloggers should consider coming together from both sides to challenge this un-democratic law by developing a series of podcast or YouTube commercials pointing out what they…
Dan Riehl
 

Couric's News: Clunky Segmentation; Asks 'Back to Drawing Board' in Wa

The new CBS Evening News with Katie Couric showcased her over correspondents (in a change from Schieffer's day she handled the opening plugs for upcoming stories), spotlighted her legs (at the top of the show, as she sat with an interviewee and stood in front of the anchor desk at the end of the program) and marked the Early Show-ization of the evening newscast with stories crammed into gimmicky…
Brent Baker
 

Couric Starts with Whimper Rather than Bang

Greg Tinti
 

Olbermann to 'Un-American Bush': 'Have You No Sense of Decency

On Tuesday night, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann used his Countdown show to attack President Bush's speech in which the President had compared modern day terrorists to Nazis and talked about Osama bin Laden's stated plan to launch a "media campaign to create a wedge between the American people and their government." Reminiscent of his recent "Special Comment" attacking Donald Rumsfeld and comparing the…
Brad Wilmouth
 

Couric's Unintended Candor: US Didn't Launch War on Terror Till

In the coming hours and days, my colleagues at MRC and NewsBusters are sure to provide comprehensive, in-depth analysis of Katie Couric's debut this evening as the anchor of the CBS Evening News. From the opening segment, whose message was that things are worse in Afghanistan than you realize, to an interview with MSM foreign policy fave Thomas Friedman decrying tax cuts, to anti-McDonald's…
Mark Finkelstein
 

ABC's Artistic Vision Being Compromised -- Where is the Outrage

Warner Todd Huston
 

AP Hires Weapons Expert from United Nations

Howard Nemerov
 

Katie Couric Needs Your Help

New "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric needs your help, NewsBusters readers. Tonight on her first show, she said she still hasn't figured out how to end the program. "All summer long, people have been asking me, How will you sign off at the end of your broadcast? I've racked my brain and so far, nothing has felt right." After a segment of past anchors' sign-offs, she asked for viewer…
Greg Sheffield
 

David Gregory to Tony Snow: 'Don't Point Your Finger at Me

Greg Sheffield
 

Is the AP Hiring Modern High School Students

Howard Nemerov
 

New Republic Editor Suspended for 'Sockpuppet' Shenanigans

Greg Sheffield
 

WashPost: Couric Show Hired Liberal Douglas Brinkley As 'Its Own Histo

Tim Graham
 

Rosie Declines Getting Political 'On The First Day’ of ‘The View

"The View," with new co-host Rosie O’Donnell, debuted its tenth season today. O’Donnell, known for her extreme left-wing politics, steered clear of any overt displays of liberalism. There were, however, hints of conflicts to come. After co-host Joy Behar playfully mocked Rosie’s use of baby talk, Ms. O’Donnell looked right into the camera and observed, in reference to conservative co-host…
Scott Whitlock