DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Sunday that Egyptian authorities ordered the closure of its Cairo news hub overseeing coverage of the country's massive street protests, denouncing the move as an attempt to "stifle and repress" open reporting.
Ed Driscoll – From Kennedy to Katrina, the prefab media template that accompanied the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords was far from the first time the MSM bent the facts like a pretzel to build a narrative around an emotionally-charged event.
Raymond Ibrahim – Isn't the MSM supposed to be out to help the “underdog”? The leftist media has just provided another blatant example of how they ostracize those who fail to tout their party line. Context: the Washington Post’s On Faith blog posted an article by Elizabeth Tenety dealing with Muslim-Christian relations, in light of recent attacks on Christians in the Muslim world.
John Nolte – Like most conservatives I am of course thrilled to see my political nemesis Keith Olbermann gone from his perch at MSNBC. His Angry Ted Baxter routine in which he hurled insults and dishonesty like a monkey hurls his own poop, was never a pretty sight.
CNN, once home to a spirited debate show called Crossfire, apologized for using the word "crosshairs" yesterday. George Orwell, who understood better than anyone the power of language to shape politics and ideology, wouldn't have been a bit surprised.
Warner Todd Huston – It isn’t just national issues that the Old Media misreports. As we focus on the “big” stories of the day, we often overlook the local scene and the left-wing excuse for “reporting,” therefrom. This is a perfect example of that.
Kurt Nimmo | The New York Times and Judith Miller sold mass murder to America. Bill Anderson has posted an on-target post about the situation in Arizona. He is critical of a government worshipping editorial published by the New York Times blaming in part libertarians for the carnage.
Even as the early, sketchy details of the shooting incident in Arizona were still emerging some members of the left-leaning media were already trying to tie the killer to Tea Party activism in general and Sarah Palin in particular.
Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage has filed a lawsuit against his syndicator Talk Radio Network, claiming TRN is attempting to force him into “indentured servitude.”
Journalist group calls for purge of term – everyone innocent until proven guilty. A diversity plan from a group of journalists says reporters should not be using the term "illegal aliens" because it is not constitutional.
Captain Eric H. May – The current Wikileaks “dump” has had a number of talking point “dumps” in order to properly exploit pro-Israel press assets in the blogger world. These talking points expose “seeded” intelligence meant to support an attack on Iran, the primary purpose of the current Assange/Murdoch/Israel output.
The memorial even included a video of the gravelly voiced former San Antonio Express-News columnist telling a series of jokes on a large screen in the performing arts center.
Radio station KPFT (90.1 FM) begins airing an hour of news Tuesday from Al Jazeera English, giving the worldwide news network with a focus on the Middle East and developing world its first significant programming foothold in a major U.S. media market.
Ron Radosh – The former Nightline anchor creates a mythical time when broadcast news was "relatively unbiased."
Bush Derangement Syndrome is rampant this week, triggered by the release of former President George W. Bush’s book Decision Points. I’m almost waiting for George Soros to jump back onto CNN and compare the former President with the Nazi regime again.
After NPR fired Juan Williams in late October for comments he made about Muslims on Fox News’ “O’Reilly Factor,” NPR saw supporters come out of the woodwork to decry right-leaning calls for the radio company to be stripped of government financial support.
This morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, Lawrence O’Donnell proudly declared the obvious: he’s a socialist.
WASHINGTON – WND is bringing back something of an old newspaper tradition – the "Daily Blessing," in this case, verses from the Bible meant to provide some inspiration and encouragement to readers seven days a week.
10.30.10 – Benjamin Kerstein – NPR is for coastal liberals what Rush Limbaugh is for heartland conservatives: a means of relating to the world from within the confines of a specific subculture. The difference, of course, is that Limbaugh’s admirers do not force others to pay for it.
10.28.10 – Michael F. Shaughnessy – It seems that the chaos regarding Juan Williams being fired from NPR is continuing….all because he indicated that he had some fears about going on an airline.
10.27.10 – Brian Fitzpatrick – National Public Radio hates to admit this whopping amount from citizens
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