Heilemann: Romney Avoided the 'Dangers' of Past 'Harsh' Statements Ins

Brad Wilmouth
October 23rd, 2012 6:48 AM
On PBS's Charlie Rose show on Monday, as the group discussed the night's presidential debate, New York magazine's John Heilemann described Mitt Romney's past statements on foreign policy as "relatively harsh and relatively bellicose," as he argued that Romney had faced political "dangers" in his foreign policy positions "because he's been surrounded by some number of neo-conservative foreign…
 

AP Story on Demise of Newsweek Print Edition Skips Crucial Role Played

P.J. Gladnick
October 19th, 2012 12:37 PM
The Associated Press published an article on the reasons for the demise of the print of edition of Newsweek but skipped any mention of the former editor of that magazine, Jon Meacham, who was instumental in ensuring its failure. It's the equivalent of publishing an article on the reasons why the Titanic sunk in which the word "iceberg" does not appear. What Meacham did to destroy Newsweek was…
 

Fox News's Bret Baier Quotes NewsBusters' Sheppard

NB Staff
October 18th, 2012 7:03 PM
Fox News's Bret Baier quoted NewsBusters associate editor Noel Sheppard on Thursday's Special Report. In a "Grapevine" segment about Newsweek's announcement that it will be printing its last magazine on December 31, Baier read from the note Newsweek publicists sent Scott Whitlock at NewsBusters from editor Tina Brown in July claiming that this wasn't going to happen (video follows with…
 

In Wake of Newsweek's Demise, Time Editor Swears: We Won't Be Next

Scott Whitlock
October 18th, 2012 3:55 PM
In the wake of the announcement on Thursday that Newsweek will cease print publication at the end of the year, Time's managing editor appeared on Morning Joe to swear that his magazine won't be next. Co-host Willie Geist quizzed, "But it's still cost effective for you to print this out every week?"  Richard Stengel first admitted "the most expensive single thing" is to physically produce the…
 

Newsweek To Stop Printing Magazines

Noel Sheppard
October 18th, 2012 10:45 AM
When you go to your doctor or dentist's office in January, there won't be a copy of the latest Newsweek waiting for you in the reception area. On Thursday, the long-embattled periodical announced that its December 31 edition will be the last it prints:
 

The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of the Past 25 Years

Rich Noyes
September 27th, 2012 10:50 AM

For the past few weeks, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious examples of liberal media bias the Media Research Center has uncovered in our 25-year history, all leading up to tonight’s 25th Anniversary Gala and DisHonors Awards in Washington, D.C. To close out this series, I’ve pulled together what I consider the 25 most obnoxious quotes of the MRC’s history. It’s a pretty…

 

Newsweek: Obama In Top 10 of Presidents Since Teddy Roosevelt

Matt Vespa
September 26th, 2012 4:14 PM
Despite having failed to stop let alone reverse the rising of the seas, Barack Obama has made Newsweek’s newest ten best presidents list, which gives readers a top ten of the chief executives since 1900. Newsweek, whose list unsurprisingly is dominated by liberal Democrats, gave this justification for selecting Obama in a caption in a photo slide: Picking a sitting president in a tally of…
 

Network Morning Shows Completely Skip Report That Obama WH Knew Libya

Ryan Robertson
September 26th, 2012 4:09 PM
In an article published shortly before 5 a.m. EDT on the morning of Sept. 26, The Daily Beast's Eli Lake revealed that three separate U.S. intelligence officials confirmed to him that within 24 hours of the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, the Obama administration had strong reason to suspect al Qaeda ties to the deadly violence…
 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 2012

Rich Noyes
September 26th, 2012 8:00 AM

NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala tomorrow evening. (Click here for posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2011.) Today, the worst bias of 2012 (so far): Newsweek sees Barack Obama as “grotesquely…

 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 2009

Rich Noyes
September 23rd, 2012 8:05 AM

NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday night. Click here for posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2008. Today, the worst bias of 2009: Journalists are thrilled by Barack Obama’s arrival in the…

 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 2004

Rich Noyes
September 18th, 2012 8:04 AM

Since September 2, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala next week. Click here for blog posts recounting the worst of 1988 through 2003. Today, the worst bias of 2004: CBS’s Morley Safer eulogized Ronald…

 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 2000

Rich Noyes
September 14th, 2012 8:15 AM

Each morning, NewsBusters has been showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala September 27. If you’ve missed a previous blog, recounting the worst of 1988 through 1999, you can find them here. Today, the worst bias of 2000: Amid…

 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 1994

Rich Noyes
September 8th, 2012 8:01 AM

Once a day for 25 days, NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on September 27. (Click here for ticket information) So far, we’ve published the worst quotes from 1988 through 1993 (you can find those here). Today…

 

The MRC@25: Worst Media Bias of 1992

Rich Noyes
September 6th, 2012 7:58 AM

Each morning, NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on September 27. (Click here for ticket information) Already this week, we’ve published the worst quotes of 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. Today, the worst bias of…