David Letterman Not Happy About John McCain's Age

"Late Show" viewers must be starting to wonder whether David Letterman hates old people or just John McCain.Maybe more important, is the host having a hard time hiding his support for Barack Obama? Take for example Thursday's opening monologue. As the topic changed to the presidential campaign, Letterman focused most of his comedic attacks on the GOP frontrunner and also-ran Ralph Nader while…
Noel Sheppard

Did the Documentary Feature Oscar Winner Bypass the Academy's Intent

Earlier this week, NewsBusters' Tim Graham noted the downbeat mood in many of the nominated movies at Sunday's Oscars, as originally written up by a Washington Post staff writer. NB's Matt Sheffield addressed the Feature Documentary award winner, "Taxi to the Dark Side," and the dearth of libertarian or conservative representation in the list of that category's nominees. Commenter "voodoodaddy…
Tom Blumer

Jack Nicholson Releases Campaign Video for Hillary Clinton

It's a sad day for conservative Jack Nicholson fans, for the face and voice of such marvelous movie characters like Billy Buddusky, J.J. Gittes, R.P. McMurphy, Jack Torrance, and Garrett Breedlove has actually created a video supporting Hillary Clinton for President:
Noel Sheppard

'Nightly News' Calls Clinton Think-Tank a 'Consumer Group' in Lead Sto

Noel Sheppard

Did NBC Pull 'SNL' Videos From YouTube Because it Favors Obama

If you haven't been asleep or out of the country the past seven days, you are fully aware of two rather controversial skits performed last Saturday on NBC's "Saturday Night Live."In one, CNN Democrat debate moderators were depicted, "like nearly everyone in the news media," as being "totally in the tank for Senator Obama." Later, host Tina Fey basically gave a campaign speech for Hillary Clinton.…
Noel Sheppard

Almost 70% Believe Traditional Media Out of Touch With Their News Need

The news just keeps getting worse for old-fashioned media outlets that disseminate news: more and more people are turning away from them and relying instead on the Internet for information.Such was the conclusion of a new We Media/Zogby Interactive poll released Wednesday.As reported by Reuters (emphasis added throughout):
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Drudge outs Prince Harry. This has sparked quite a controversy regarding the media embargoing information at times of war (paragraph break removed):In a series of meetings at the Ministry of Defence late last year, British media and selected international outlets agreed not to report Harry's deployment in exchange for getting regular…
NB Staff

NPR Hounded for Calling Africa the 'Dark Continent

Tim Graham

AP Beginning New Crack Down on Blog Critics? Shuts Down Blog With Lega

Well, here is what might be a landmark case for the blogosphere, for the Internet, and for the future of our new media, citizen journalism. The AP has just sent a cease and desist letter to Brian C. Ledbetter telling him to stop using their copyrighted images on his website, snappedshot.com. Snappedshot.com is a site predicated on criticism of photo-journalism. In pursuit of his criticism, Mr.…
Warner Todd Huston

CBS Devotes 3% of Hillary Profile to Scandals, 42% in Obama Piece

In a lengthy seven-a-half minute Friday CBS Evening News profile story, “For the Record: Hillary Clinton,” reporter Nancy Cordes devoted a measly 15 seconds, a piddling three percent of the story, to scandals connected to Clinton's actions. But the night before, in a “For the Record: Barack Obama” profile, reporter Dean Reynolds allocated 42 percent of his piece to Obama scandals: Anti-Semite…
Brent Baker

Freeloading Euro Backpacker Upset People Think He's a Freeloading Euro

Warner Todd Huston

AP Urges Supreme Court to Give Military Detainees Access to US Courts

John Stephenson

ABC's McFadden on 'Rock Star' Hillary and 'Real People

"Nightline" correspondent Cynthia McFadden filed another fawning profile on "rock star" Hillary Clinton for Thursday's program. The journalist, who has developed a long history of gushing over the former first lady, recited lines that read like Clinton press releases. Discussing the presidential candidate's Ohio campaign, she asserted, "...Clinton relishes the chance to talk concretely about the…
Scott Whitlock

Friday Funnies: Larry King's Dance Lesson from Janet Jackson

Matthew Sheffield