Media Ignore Latest Anti-Christian Violence in Iraq

Matthew Balan
 

Major Papers Give Top Billing to Stem Cell Development; NY Times Still

Color me pleasantly surprised, given the media's past treatment of the issue. The June 7 Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today all gave prominent play to news of a stem cell breakthrough that may make moot the embryonic stem cell ethical dilemma.I don't have a hard copy of the LA Times, but I know the other papers featured the story on their front pages.Of course, it…
Ken Shepherd
 

Open Thread

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NB Staff
 

15-Year-Old Byrnes Outsmarts NASA’s Global Warming Alarmist James Ha

On May 18, NewsBusters introduced you to Kristen Byrnes, the fabulous fifteen-year-old from Maine who had torn apart many of the myths purported by the Global Warmingist-in-Chief, soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore, in his schlockumentary “An Inconvenient Truth.”Now, the Precocious Ponderer from Portland is taking on the scientist that Gore relied on for much of his misinformation, James Hansen of NASA.In…
Noel Sheppard
 

CBS 'Public Eye' Blog: Keith Olbermann 'Overstates

Warner Todd Huston
 

Global Warming CO2 Curbs Could Cripple Airline Industry and Cost Thous

Here’s an inconvenient truth the media aren’t likely to share with citizens as they continue to spread global warming alarmism: schemes currently being debated to reduce CO2 emissions likely will destroy the airline industry while diminishing new job creation.So suggested a Seattle Times article Wednesday (h/t Chris Horner, emphasis added): European airlines claimed say the European Union' plan…
Noel Sheppard
 

U.S. General: Life Improving for People of Anbar Province

Mark Finkelstein
 

G-8 Protesters Smell? Leftists Complain That Police Took 'Scent Sample

Tim Graham
 

N.Y.Observer: Attacks on Thompson Begin in Earnest

Well, it didn't take long for the MSM to start their attacks on Fred Thompson now that he is in the race. We are seeing more and more of them each day. Here on Newsbusters, Mark Finkelstein was curious what the line of attack would be and I found a few this week myself. Today, we find the next MSM attack line of the day being Thompson's supposed "lack of experience" for the office. Or in the…
Warner Todd Huston
 

CNN's Cafferty Cites Gorbachev Attack on US 'Arrogance,' Is Bush 'Reig

Brad Wilmouth
 

Paris Hilton Now 'Jailed' in the Lap of Luxury

Whatever happened to Paris proving she could serve the time 'the right way?'
Kristen Fyfe
 

#1 Rated Newscast Ignores Major Stem Cell Story

NBC's Nightly News led with the story. CBS's Katie Couric mentioned the development. Both The Washington Post and The New York Times gave it front page, above-the-fold coverage. But ABC? Not a mention in the June 6 broadcast.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Does Watching TV Damage Character

The Culture and Media Institute's new Special Report, The Media Assault on American Values, reveals that media messages appear to be undermining the pillars of America's cultural edifice: strength of character, sexual morality and respect for God.
Brian Fitzpatrick
 

Interesting D-Day Question: What if CNN Was Embedded at Normandy 63 Ye

A really marvelous video was posted at YouTube today depicting a somewhat fictional press outlet – the People’s News Network – reporting on the American invasion at Normandy as if it happened today with the present antiwar media. Lots of fun moments for those possessing a sense of humor (video available here, h/t NBer Bender).I don't know who created it, but it marvelously captures how today's…
Noel Sheppard