Bozell Column: Debating The Shooter's Publicity Kit
April 25th, 2007 2:56 PM
-- So, you think NBC shouldn’t have aired that Cho Seung-Hui video, do you?-- NBC has a new definition for its initials: the Narcissism Broadcasting Company. How fitting it is that their logo is a peacock. It’s bad enough that this monster gunned down 32 students and teachers at Virginia Tech. But in between murder sprees this vicious, calculating killer calmly went to the post office and sent an…
MSNBC's Grotesque Partial-Birth Analogy: Issues 'Sucked Life' Out of G
April 20th, 2007 11:11 AM
When Republican strategist Michelle Laxalt began to describe the clinical reality of partial-birth abortion on MSNBC this morning at about 10:55 AM EDT, MSNBC host Chris Jansing cut her off, saying she didn't want to get into an "emotional debate." Of course not. Better to focus on the antiseptic "right to choose" without letting the gruesome reality of the matter intrude.In partial birth…
Cho Tapes: Does Sports TV Have Higher Standards Than TV News
April 19th, 2007 11:57 AM
(Be sure and read the updates at the bottom of this story.)Since NBC complied with the Virginia Tech killer's desires to have himself splashed all over national television, the question arises: Did NBC act unethically by promoting Cho Seung-hui's videos? Jack M. makes a good, if somewhat profane, case in the affirmative:These guys are idiots.I can't believe they aired all this crap the shooter…
Post-Imus, Free Speech Doesn't Mean Free Speech
April 18th, 2007 6:01 AM
From Todd Boyd, ESPN’s Page 2:Now
that disgraced radio talk-show host Don Imus has been booted, can we
finally get down to some “real talk” about the multiple issues embedded
in this racial theater? There is a lot to sort through here, but after
a week of debate centered around “nappy-headed hos,” half-assed
apologies, cries of censorship, and a curmudgeonly shock jock’s lame
attempt at being…
Liberal Bias Invades NFL: Olbermann to Anchor NBC Football Show
April 16th, 2007 3:38 PM
According to TV Newser, football fans can probably expect some liberal bias in the upcoming NFL season. Keith Olbermann, the reliably left-wing MSNBC host, will become the co-anchor of NBC’s "Football Night in America":MSNBC host Keith Olbermann is returning to network sports after a six year absence as a co-host of NBC's Football Night in America. "This will, obviously, be great fun and a great…
Tucker Carlson Gets Game Show; Media Coverage Typical
April 14th, 2007 11:24 AM
TVWeek and TMZ announced that “conservative MSNBC pundit" Tucker Carlson, will host a game show pilot remake of the Johnny Carson 1950s classic, “Who Do You Trust." While this is potentially good news for Tucker, what is more interesting is how these two sites described the former “Jeopardy” champ. TVWeek focused on Carlson’s conservatism while describing the show instead of his journalism…
Tom DeLay Calls For Conservatives to Take Down Rosie O’Donnell
April 14th, 2007 10:31 AM
This is waaaaay too funny, folks, and requires all combustibles, potables, and sharp objects to be properly stowed before proceeding. In response to the recent brouhaha concerning Don Imus and the Rutgers women’s basketball team, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has called on “conservatives to use the available media (radio talk shows, blogs, letters to the editor) to protest and demand…