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Kos Sees Dark Conspiracy In Barack Obama Photos
Markos "Kos" Moulitsas has bought into the latest loopy conspiracy theory spinning around the left-wing Web.: that the Hillary Clinton campaign deliberately darkened a photo of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to make him appear darker in skin tone than he actually is. But as Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs points out Markos and other ...morons are hyperventilating over videos they are…
Essay: The Jurassic Press Finally Acknowledge Bias
Unfortunately, it is not what you thinkSorely DispleasedIt seems it all depends on who is doing the asking. ABC News spent a good portion of last week's morning programming in deep prostration and self-analysis in response to criticism that their journalistic presentation suffered from partiality.Could it be? Had we at the Media Research Center (MRC) -- after twenty-one years of protracted press…
Take 2: Networks Still Ignore, Print Media Still Bash Warming Conferen
A few instances of media mentions - combined with plenty of criticism and dismissiveness - do not equal balanced coverage.
Obama Proclaims He 'Won Michigan,' NBC's Gregory Ignores Gaffe
Barack Obama was clearly off his game on Wednesday's "Today" show as he not only confused David Gregory with Matt Lauer but even worse proclaimed that he "won Michigan." Gregory, substitute hosting for Matt Lauer, did remind Obama that it was he and not Lauer that was conducting the interview, but failed to correct the more egregious error of Obama claiming a victory in a state where he wasn't…
Networks Ignore, Newspapers Mock N.Y. Climate Change Conference
Networks continue trend of ignoring scientists who challenge 'consensus,' while newspapers find plenty of environmentalists to mock them.
Microsoft's Upcoming News Site Will Rate Media Bias
Microsoft is taking all of that unnecessary thinking out of the process by pre-chewing your news and spitting it on your plate. The software giant is developing a new kind of news-aggregator that doesn't just collect news; it determines news stories' ideological bias and “emotional charge.” No longer will you need to wonder if Maureen Dowd has a liberal bias or if NPR injects “emotional charge”…
Stossel: 'Socialist Media -- Maybe They Will Just Never Get It
ABC '20/20' co-anchor says journalism has anti-business, anti-capitalist tendencies.
Networks Lavish One Hour of Coverage on Dem Race; Ignore GOP
Despite the fact that John McCain officially clinched the GOP nomination on Tuesday, the three network morning shows on Wednesday devoted almost a full hour of air time to covering the Democratic presidential race and barely nine minutes for the Republicans. Additionally, the Arizona senator did not appear on NBC's "Today" show, ABC's "Good Morning America" or the CBS "Early Show." Democratic…
'View' Co-Hosts Clueless on Constitutional History
The co-hosts of "The View," where many people apparently get their news, have proven their ignorance on the Constitution and American history. On the March 5 episode, Whoopi Goldberg proposed that the runner up in a presidential election should be the vice president, as if it were a new and innovative idea. Joy Behar, who claims to be well researched exclaimed "it’s not the way the founders…
Caps and Trade-offs: Presidential Candidates Embrace Massive Penalties
All three frontrunners have declared support for energy legislation that would cost consumers and businesses lots of money.
Media Silent on New Jersey Mayor's Party Affiliation
It's time for yet another edition of Name That Party! Disgraced Newark, New Jersey mayor Sharpe James' trial for abusing his powers for favoritism and corruption began today in federal court. According to the prosecutor, the former mayor, ...abused his office by steering discounted city property to a girlfriend who then sold the parcels for large profits, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at James…