Disgraceful Media Coverage of Sen. Tim Johnson’s Medical Condition

Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s drop the partisanship for a second and recognize that the media coverage of Sen. Tim Johnson’s (D-SD) sudden illness has been nothing but disgraceful. The first reports I heard on this issue came early yesterday on CNBC, and immediately the discussion was about how this could change the balance of power in the Senate. I was disgusted. (Update follows with how the…
Noel Sheppard
 

A Comedienne’s Take on ‘Kramer’ and the ‘N’ Word

Comedy lovers are likely familiar with the name Elayne Boosler, who was a popular comedienne in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Today, she is somewhat of a liberal activist, having moderated a Democrat presidential forum in 2003, and regularly subbing for syndicated liberal radio talk show host Stephanie Miller.With that as pretext, Boosler published a blog at HuffnPuff Wednesday with a fascinating…
Noel Sheppard
 

Wednesday Night Fights: David Duke Calls Wolf Blitzer an 'Israeli Agen

For those who enjoy watching a well-known racist and unapologetic anti-Semite get beat up by a television anchorman, CNN’s “The Situation Room” was the place to be Wednesday. Host Wolf Blitzer invited former Ku Klux Klan member David Duke on to discuss the Holocaust conference in Tehran, and the fireworks started immediately. After being introduced, Duke came right out of his corner, and attacked…
Noel Sheppard
 

Is Every Democrat To Be Called a 'Centrist

Tim Graham
 

Dennis Kucinich Presidential Kickoff Buried Under Avalanche Of Media O

P.J. Gladnick
 

ABC's Barbara Walters: Frank Rich Book that Rips Bush White House 'Fas

Megan McCormack
 

Santa's Helpers Battle Grinches in the War for Christmas

Kristen Fyfe
 

ABC's Push for Stark Regulation

Hyping recent E. coli cases, reporter Lisa Stark pushed liberal calls for new government agency to regulate food industry from 'farm to fork.'
Ken Shepherd
 

D'oh! Funniest Media Gaffes of

Regret the Error, a blog about media corrections has released its annual list of funniest mistakes, apologies, frauds, hoaxes, and embarrassments perpetrated by and on the self-styled arbiters of the truth. Some of my favorites: Reuters, the news agency that brought you the fraudulent photography of Adnan Hajj, also makes real mistakes. In an Oct. 25 story about bees, it mistakenly said that…
Matthew Sheffield
 

Dow Jones Chairman on Media Power: We're Goliath, Not David

Tim Graham
 

Chris Matthews to John Edwards: Are You Scared By Bush's 'Messianic Nu

Geoffrey Dickens
 

While CBS Continues To Fawn Over Obama, Schieffer Notes His Lack Of Ex

Michael Rule
 

Vote NB

NewsBusters has been nominated for the 2006 Weblog Awards in the "Best Media Blog" category. Help NB win by going to the page and voting for us. Right now, the far left blog Raw Story is ahead. You can vote multiple times, although only once per day.Update 12-14 14:00. NB has moved up but still is in second. Keep those votes coming! Today is the last day. Also, please help Little Green…
Matthew Sheffield
 

The NY Times: Objective Journalism or Pro-Environmentalist PR

Clay Waters