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‘Nightly News’ Leads With ‘Jena 6,’ Ignores Beaten White Kid
When members of the Duke University lacrosse team were falsely accused of raping a black stripper last year, media focused great attention on the woman in the middle of the controversy, and the supposed crime. Yet, as pointed out Thursday by NewsBuster Matthew Balan, as the press report activities in Jena, Louisiana, the name of the white boy who was beaten by the "Jena 6," Justin Barker, is…
Canada's Maclean's: Bush Is the New Saddam
Canadian news magazine Maclean's photoshopped George Bush into the familiar black beret, mustache and pseudo-military garb that defined the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. This photo illustration accompanied a September 20 cover story that claimed Bush is the new Saddam because he's “reaching out the the late dictator's henchmen.” In "How Bush Became the New Saddam," writer Patrick Graham…
CBS Shines Rare Light on Frivolous Government Spending
'Evening News' airs unusual story about where federal tax dollars are being spent, showing government excess and congressional favoritism.
Jake Byrd Recaps His OJ Trial Adventure
Jake Byrd, the celebrity-obsessed character of sketch comic Tony Barbieri, appeared on the Thursday night "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show to discuss his impromptu performance behind O.J. Simpson's lawyers.He didn't say much, the clips said it all. Barbieri's performance was picked up by all of the cable news channels. WMV video available here. Is Jake Byrd set to become the next Borat? Quite possibly so…