CBS News Demonstrates How to Properly Skew a Poll
November 3rd, 2005 11:00 AM
As NewsBusters reported Wednesday evening, a new CBS News poll pegged President Bush’s job approval rating at 35 percent. Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics posted an analysis of this poll’s methodology at his blog last evening (hat tip from a NewsBusters reader named “Jsemby.”) What his figures show is that CBS polled 46% more Democrats in its weighted sample than Republicans: New CBS News poll…
Vanity Fair Excerpts Mary Mapes’ New Book Highlighting Rathergate
November 1st, 2005 12:43 AM
Mary Mapes, the former CBS News producer who became famous for her involvement in a “60 Minutes II” segment last year concerning President Bush’s involvement in the Air National Guard, had an excerpt of her upcoming book, “Truth and Duty,” printed in the December issue of Vanity Fair.An Editor and Publisher article published last evening stated the following:“Mapes writes that she had felt the…
CBS Correspondent Derides Alito Nomination with Sexual Term
October 31st, 2005 3:18 PM
At a morning briefing with reporters held by White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, CBS correspondent John Roberts, still trying to make a name for himself within the network famous for its liberalism, used a crude sexual term to describe the nomination of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.As reported by Matt Drudge, Roberts asked the following question: "So, Scott, you…
