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A shield law for the press? Think thrice!
Now comes Barack Obama, his Justice Department on the hook for a secret fishing expedition through the business and personal phone records of Associated Press employees (and who knows who else), suddenly full of manufactured outrage and promising the ...
Media missing on the Benghazi beat
In the run-up to yesterday's House hearings on Benghazi, we were struck by a column by The New York Times' public editor. It was written in response to readers angry that the paper was not giving the Benghazi hearings the coverage they merited. After ...
Mainstream media fears other viewpoints
"Mainstream media" are alarmed by reports that billionaires Charles and David Koch are considering the purchase of Tribune Company's eight daily newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times. When Warren Buffett spent $344 million to purchase 28 newspa ...
ESPN's Chris Broussard sparks uproar with Jason Collins remarks
Chris Broussard usually offers expertise on fast breaks and zone defense, but on Monday he drove right into America's culture wars by calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to God" and implying that gay people can't be Christians. Speaking on ESPN' ...
Dear CNN: It's OK to say, 'We don't know'
Here's an idea for CNN, Fox News and all the other TV news shops running those ominous crawl lines under their breathless broadcasts of the Boston Marathon bombings. I'm talking about those infuriating headlines that crawl across the bottom of the sc ...
What has happened to journalists?
Jenna Maroney: "You've created two Lizzes: Regular Liz and Performer Liz. You've got to lie to her, coddle her, protect her from the real word." Jack Donaghy: "I get it - treat her like The New York Times treats its readers!" - NBC's "30 Rock" Someti ...
Abortion supporting media fails to report horrors
Infant beheadings. Severed baby feet in jars. A child screaming after it was delivered alive during an abortion procedure. Haven't heard about these sickening accusations? It's not your fault. Since the murder trial of Pennsylvania abortion doctor Ke ...
Media's silence on abortion trial shameful
You would think the trial of a physician charged with eight counts of murder, conspiracy and other crimes might get some attention in the national news. But unless you live in Philadelphia, you probably haven't heard of the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell ...
Obama Loving Media Distorts Sequestration Debate
The mainstream news media can be a powerful ally in the fight against budget cutting, and President Obama knows it. Too often, instead of challenging the president's sequester fear-mongering, journalists have amplified his voice as he pushes back aga ...
Snotty CNN Host Berates Second Amendment Supporter
For more than a week, All Around Pizza in Virginia Beach has grabbed national attention as gun-toting patrons have taken advantage of a discount offered to customers who carry a firearm or have a concealed handgun permit. On Tuesday night, Piers Morg ...
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Posted in Last week umbrellas, this week forgotten - "Thank you, Reelman! I refuse to call homosexuals "gay" (they are certainly not gay) or lesbians. They are homosexuals! I..."
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