Christian Science Monitor: "Snobbery" Allegations Should Be Sourced

With the exception of a few lines, this October 7 Christian Science Monitor story by Warren Richey about Harriet Miers could have been written by the White House. Its thesis is that prior judicial experience is not a reliable indicator of how well an individual will do as a justice if appointed and confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court. Among a number of reasonably thoughtful quotes from academics…
Amy Ridenour
 

Fannie Mae Scandal Grows and Networks Do Nothing

Dan Gainor
 

Sutherland Tears Up: “Shameful" What the U.S. Is “Doing to Our Wor

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, on Tuesday night, quoted and played some video from a September BBC interview with actor Donald Sutherland, including a tearful rant against President Bush and American conservatives: "We have children. How dare we take their legacy from them? How dare we? It's shameful what we are doing to our world.” Scarborough read how Sutherland, who plays the villainous Republican…
Brent Baker
 

AP: Harriet Miers Not Rich Enough for the Court

Lisa Fabrizio
 

Time Magazine: The Battle With the Facts Over Gay Teens in America

Stacy L. Harp
 

PBS Thumbs Nose, Selects Liberal-Pleasing WashPost Ombudsman Michael G

Tim Graham
 

Harriet Miers and the ‘Pigpen’ Press

John Armor
 

Sen. Schumer Only a Rumor in Times's Democratic Scandal Coverage

After a long delay and some unsatisfying back-and-forth between bloggers and Times ombudsman Barney Calame, Thursday's New York Times prints a Raymond Hernandez story that finally notes the Democratic scandal involving aides to New York Sen. Chuck Schumer obtaining the credit report of possible Republican Senate candidate Michael Steele, the Lt. Governor of Maryland. The piece is at best dutiful…
Clay Waters
 

The Case of the Missing Mapes

Matthew Sheffield
 

Execs Ponder Role of User-Generated News

Greg Sheffield
 

Far-Left "FAIR" Says: Defund CPB, It's Too Nosy

Tim Graham
 

Couric Puts Words in Miers-Defender's Mouth: Being Pro-Life = Women Sh

Mark Finkelstein
 

Lies of Omission

Bob Owens
 

ABC Delivers Unusual Story-Ending Spin from the Right (on Miers

On Wednesday's World News Tonight, ABC's Dan Harris highlighted conservative criticism of the selection of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court, but delivered something unusual in network TV news -- story-concluding spin from a conservative perspective. Harris wrapped up his October 5 piece: "The faith angle is tricky for the President. He's argued Miers won't change twenty years down the line.…
Brent Baker