Digg May Be Trying to Stop the Practice of Users 'Burying' Conservativ
May 24th, 2007 8:38 AM
The Digg community is notorious for instantly burying stories by conservatives or about conservative-themed issues. Digg seems to be doing something that might help a little; they are banning users who bury stories (as well as those who Digg) without taking the time to read them. (hat tip Hot Air)An Australian tech blogger named Dan posted a letter on his blog TheWrongAdvices.com from Digg…
More Media Bury Head(lines) in the Sand on Muslim Poll
May 23rd, 2007 1:15 AM
We reported yesterday about the evolving headline for an AP story on a poll showing a quarter of American Muslim males think that terrorism is sometimes justifiable.Well now Ace of Spades took it a step further, taking a wider look at how other news agencies are similarly downplaying the alarming statistic with headlines that spin the results positively.It's worth the read, although I have…
CNN Reporter Blogs About Congressmen Flying High on the Taxpayer Dime
May 21st, 2007 6:01 PM
Here's another example of how blogs can be a great outlet for objective reporting, even if the outlet in question is traditionally biased to the Left. [Update (18:26 EDT): NewsBusters' own Warner Todd Huston wrote about congressional travel expenses 10 days ago.]At the "Anderson Cooper 360" blog, CNN correspondent Drew Griffin took a look at "Spring break travel... Congress-style.":Flying in…
Reporter Hints Silent Clarence Thomas an Intellectually-Challenged Jur
May 21st, 2007 10:48 AM
Update/Related (17:38 EDT): The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog started an open thread on Thomas's lack of questions during oral arguments here.USA Today's "On Deadline" blog this morning picked up on a 5-day old McClatchy Newspapers item that showed Justice Clarence Thomas spoke exactly zero words during Supreme Court oral arguments since February. The original article it referred to seemed to…
C-SPAN Featured Film about Leftist and PC Indoctrination in US Higher
May 19th, 2007 6:55 AM
The “Weekly Standard” profiled libertarian-leaning conservative and political commentator turned documentarian Evan Coyne Maloney, whose new documentary about the leftist ideological indoctrination and pervasive political correctness in the US higher education system is called “Indoctrinate U”. Saturday May 19, CSPAN ran a segment about his film on the network’s “Washington Journal”, but CSPAN…
Female Surgeon to CBS: Brinkley Wrong on Falwell View of Women
May 17th, 2007 3:20 PM
CBS News producer/blogger Greg Kandra opened the e-mailbag today to relay to "Couric & Co." readers some negative reaction to the network's coverage of Rev. Jerry Falwell's death. In particular, Kandra quoted from a female Liberty University graduate and vascular surgeon who took issue with historian/guest pundit Douglas Brinkley's assessment of Falwell's views on women. In an appearance on…
Time's Cox Guffaws at Romney Gaffes, Ignores Obama's '10,000 People Di
May 17th, 2007 1:18 PM
Time.com Washington Editor Ana Marie Cox directed "Swampland" blog readers to a compendium of Mitt Romney gaffes in a post entitled "Gaffe-a-Minute Mitt," calling it "The missing sidebar to Karen's cover story on the Mittster." Cox was referring to Karen Tumulty's May 10 article, "What Romney Believes."The link takes the reader to a Cox-compiled "top ten" list of the former Massachusetts…
Wonkette Posts 'Comically Vandalized' Falwell Wikipedia Page
May 16th, 2007 4:27 PM
Update/Related (16:44 | May 17) P.J. Gladnick of "DUmmie FUnnies" (also an NB blogger) has a blog entry about Democratic Underground worrying about commenter bile over Falwell damaging their "cause."Update (10:14 EDT | May 17): WikipediaReview.com picked up on this post. The discussion board's slogan: "Now with 100 percent better judgment, care, and sensitivity than Wikipedia itself." Check them…
Military BansYouTube, MySpace, MTV and Other High-Trafficked Sites
May 15th, 2007 6:28 PM
Updates at bottom: I want my MTV! Somewhere a soldier or sailor in Iraq or Afghanistan is probably thinking that today. According to the AP, on May 14, the Department of Defense blocked “worldwide” the US troops who use its networks and computers from accessing 12 popular websites that include, YouTube, MTV, MySpace, Blackplanet and Photobucket. The Defense Deparmene which the DoD said“take up a…
