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CNN's Cafferty and MSNBC's Scarborough Highlight MRC Campaign Bias Stu
Thanks to a Wednesday night AP story by David Bauder (Breitbart, WashPost.com) CNN's Jack Cafferty and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Thursday highlighted the Media Research Center's new study, “Rise and Shine on Democrats: How the ABC, CBS and NBC Morning Shows Are Promoting Democrats on the Road to the White House” (Executive Summary). It found that, from January through July, the ABC, CBS and NBC…
Larry Craig and Abuse of Power--By the Media
The Larry Craig kerfuffle has led to some interesting reversals. Many have argued that Craig was hypocritical for being gay (though he denies it) and voting for the Defense of Marriage Act which made it so that gay marriage in one state would not have to mean gay marriage in another. I don't think that's a persuasive argument since there is no logical reason that gay people cannot oppose gay…
What Media Won’t Tell You About Poverty
Remember all that talk about poverty two years ago after Katrina hit? Well, as NewsBusters reported here and here, the press two years later seem quite nonplussed by the Census Bureau's recent report about back-to-back declines in the number of poor people in America. Yet, the real dirty little secret that media want to keep from Americans is just what is considered "poor" in our nation.…
Networks Ignore Higher Than Expected GDP Growth
As broadcasts leave out economic growth, The Wall Street Journal spins the 4 percent growth with a negative prediction.
ABC Reacts to Fred Thompson Entry With Boredom, Sarcasm
On Friday’s "Good Morning America," ABC’s anchors and reporters reacted to Fred Thompson’s entry in the 2008 race with negativity and sarcasm. Co-host George Stephanopoulos asserted that the former senator’s campaign is "never going to catch up on organization." Rattling off Thompson’s problems, the former Clinton aide critiqued, "But he didn't raise as much money as he’d hoped to over the summer…