Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Republican Texas Rep. Debbie Riddle told ABCNews.com that the bill she plans to introduce in the state legislature later this year “gives law enforcement officers additional tools, if they have the reasonable suspicion that there is a violation of a law, to inquire into an individual's immigration status.”
Riddle, who is up for election in November, introduced similar legislation last session, but it never made it out of committee.
What a ridiculous title for this article. There is nothing Anti-Immigrant about it.
These idiots wonder why their ratings are in the tank.
via Arizona Immigration Law: Texas Rep. Debbie Riddle Introduces Similar Bill – ABC News.
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Sunday, April 25th, 2010
The BBC has spent almost £5million on flying its directors, staff and guests around Britain, it has been revealed.
Despite the corporation’s pledge to be more environmentally friendly, the licence-fee payer has funded almost 100 short-haul flights a day for BBC staff – a massive 68,000 plane trips over the past two years.
And BBC chiefs have been among the biggest culprits for making these journeys – despite an internal report stating that staff will be encouraged ‘to use rail rather than air wherever that is feasible’.
via ‘Green’ BBC spends £5million flying directors around Britain | Mail Online.
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Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Now “South Park” can't even say the words “Prophet Muhammad.”
After last week's episode of the Comedy Central series sparked a threat (and yes, it was certainly a threat) from a radical Islamic website, the network has cracked-down-for-their-own-good on creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone during last night's continuation of the show's storyline.
For those who missed the drama, the show's 200th episode last week mocked the one “celebrity” that the series has been largely unable to depict, the Prophet Muhammad, who was hidden from view in a bear costume. A U.S.-based website RevolutionMuslim.com then warned Parker and Stone they could end up like Theo Van Gogh (the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by Muslim extremists after depicting Muhammad on his show) and even posted the address of the show's production office. The site has since been shut down.
via ‘Muhammad’ now a dirty word on ‘South Park’ — The Live Feed | THR.
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
The communications team at the White House has an extremely difficult job — and I admire how hard Ben Rhodes, Bill Burton, Tommy Vietor, and of course Robert Gibbs and others work to connect the President’s policy direction with a communications effort that furthers the Obama agenda.
The role of the White House press corps is to engage this team and work on public’s behalf to report not only on what they are fed by the communications team but what they are not.
There are good friendships between White House media and those they cover inside the White House — but they can’t be FRIENDS in the fullest sense. They are supposed to be rivals, wrestling over stories and the truth that is conveyed through the media to American citizens.
via Communications Corruption at the White House – The Washington Note.
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a “test for him and the church,” his spokesman said Wednesday, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week’s solemn call for penitence to pledge transparency in dealing with the abuse of children.
But amid such signs of humility, a senior cleric also mounted a sharp counterattack to the allegations now swirling around the papacy. In an article, the official accused the New York Times of faulting the pope unfairly for his treatment of past abuse allegations.
Cardinal William J. Levada, the former Archbishop of San Francisco and a close aide to the pope, attacked the newspaper’s main story on the abuse scandal last week and an editorial as “deficient by any reasonable standards of fairness” and defended the way the Church and the Vatican had handled the Murphy case.
“I ask the Times to reconsider its attack mode about Pope Benedict XVI and give the world a more balanced view of a leader it can and should count on,” said a 20-paragraph statement written by Levada.
The Times responded, saying its reports were “based on meticulous reporting and documents.”
via FOXNews.com – Vatican Slams N.Y. Times for ‘Attack’ on Pope.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Fox News was the #2 network in all of primetime cable last week in total viewers. MSNBC was #25, CNN was #31, and HLN was #36. In total day, FNC was #4, CNN was #27, MSNBC was #32, and HLN was #35. You can see the full rankings for the top 30 below.
via Cable Network Rankings: FNC #2, MSNBC #25, CNN #31, HLN #36 in Prime – mediabistro.com: TVNewser.
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
ABC News and investigative reporter Brian Ross have been delivering the most prominent television reports on Toyota’s recent electronic acceleration system issues. Today, Toyota put on a full demonstration and put out a press release criticizing a specific ABC News report involving professor David Gilbert:
via Toyota Goes After ABC News Report – mediabistro.com: TVNewser.
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
President Barack Obama launched a vigorous defense of his economic agenda Wednesday, rejecting critics who call his policies “socialism” and insisting he aims to boost U.S. competitiveness abroad.
Speaking to the Business Roundtable, which groups some of the country’s top chief executives, Obama called for support of his administration’s efforts to overhaul financial regulation and create jobs.
via Obama Rejects Criticism of Agenda as ‘Socialism’ – CNBC.
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
ABC News has begun the process of eliminating 300 to 400 positions at the news division by asking employees to participate in a buyout of their services.
In a move that has been rumored for weeks, and coming on the heels of layoffs at CBS News, ABC’s cuts are a combination of union and non-union jobs affecting all areas of ABC News.
I don’t even think when they are actually dead and gone, they will realize why they are dead and gone.
via Massive Cuts at ABC News; 300-400 Positions to be Eliminated – mediabistro.com: TVNewser.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
So anyone with a pulse saw the Austin plane crash for what it was–an ugly event caused by a bitter weirdo. And nearly everyone was thankful it didn’t turn out worse.
But I guess Washington Post contributor, Jonathan Capehart, is pulse-less. After reading Joseph Stack’s suicide note, J.C. wrote, “I am struck by how his alienation is similar to that we’re hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement.”
via » Daily Gut: People Died, WaPo Lied – Big Journalism.
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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Shari Anne Brill has long been considered one of the leading media researchers in the industry. The oft-quoted executive recently left Carat, marking the latest exit of a veteran researcher from an ad agency. But the departure hasn’t stopped Brill from forming strong opinions about the broadcast networks, the future of advertising-based businesses and why Howard Stern isn’t right for “American Idol.”
THR: What about CNN? Is there any way to overtake Fox News?
Brill: Smarter people need to be having more kids. I don’t know how else you can overcome it.
I am sure if I were smart enough, I would be insulted.
via Q&A: Shari Anne Brill.
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS
This just really pisses me off to no end.
I can only hope that with the simply post from Glenn Reynolds blog, that this will begin the total collapse of the fifth column that is the main stream media.
Maybe then, it can rebuild and get back to the job it is suppose to be doing.
Tags: Media. Liberals
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Well it seems that Robert Novak might have a clue as to where.
Published reports that Fred Thompson soon will withdraw from the Republican presidential contest and endorse Sen. John McCain have been traced in part to Mitt Romney’s campaign, trying to stir up strife between McCain and Thompson.
If this is the case, it would be nothing unusual. If you can’t beat them far and square, some candidates resort to knife in the back tactics like this.
This of course would not be the first time the Politico was involved in shady reporting for the sake of politics.
Tags: Fred Thompson, Media, Politics
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Don Surber proves the point in his own special way.
Don is such a good communicator of ideas, he is starting to get link by Gleen Reynolds on a regular basis.
Tags: Media
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
…but I think the media is for thinking he and his administration is.
It has been clear from the very beginning, even before he was sworn in, that the media was doing every thing they could to make Bush and his administration look incompetent. From his very election that they still see as illegitimate. How he handled 9-11, the aftermath, The Afghan War, The Iraq War, Katrina, the floods, the fires, the everything. I think quite the opposite has taken place. Just look at how much the media has lost in reputation since 2000.
From the beginning I think Bush realized the media was never going to be on his side. That no matter what he said or what he did, the media had an agenda and they were going to stick to it. Bush could have brought about world peace. The media would find away to fault him for it on in the very least not give him credit.
So I think when history is written by the historians long after I am gone. It will finally be realized that this was a time of a great leader and how he contributed to a revolution in the world and in the media. A media that was so corrupt on perceived power it brought about their down fall and the birth of a new media that was controlled by everyone and no one.
Source: Mismanaging the Infowar
Tags: Media, Opinions
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Sunday, November 11th, 2007
As film makers try to portray the Iraq War in the way they see it. America as the bad guys and the enemy we face as the good guys. These films will continue to fail. Probably the only place these films will do well is with our enemy or in countries who are hostile with our success.
Plenty of great heroic stories have come out of this conflict. Unfortunately these heroic stories do no fit these film makers misguided agendas. Every was in history has had ugly moments, just as every family has skeletons. Only the sick and twisted would prefer to dwell on the ugly parts as opposed to put it behind them and accentuate the positive.
Of course it will only take one good movie to portray a heroic story, of which there are many, and then greedy Hollywood will be all over it to cash in on it. The one true moral Hollywood has, is whatever makes them the most little green rectangles.
Source: Hollywood is casualty of war as movie-goers shun Iraq films
Tags: Liberals, Movies, War on Terror
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
…comes out of the Closet that is. Well starting to anyway. I think it’s great. They will be better for it.
I still won’t be watching, but I will have a greater respect for them admitting their bias instead of trying to hide behind a false one.
Source: Cable Channel Nods to Ratings and Leans Left
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
As the media did with Katrina and continue to do with many other stories, they continue to get it wrong and fail at some of their most basic responsibilities.
Media myths about the Jena 6
Jena, La. – By now, almost everyone in America has heard of Jena, La., because they’ve all heard the story of the “Jena 6.” White students hanging nooses barely punished, a schoolyard fight, excessive punishment for the six black attackers, racist local officials, public outrage and protests – the outside media made sure everyone knew the basics.
There’s just one problem: The media got most of the basics wrong. In fact, I have never before witnessed such a disgrace in professional journalism. Myths replaced facts, and journalists abdicated their solemn duty to investigate every claim because they were seduced by a powerfully appealing but false narrative of racial injustice.
I should know. I live in Jena. My wife has taught at Jena High School for many years. And most important, I am probably the only reporter who has covered these events from the very beginning.
So no surprises here, just stating it for the record. Just add it to the list of reasons not to trust the mainstream for anything.
I don’t even trust this guy and that he got this right.
Tags: Media
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
I heard Dennis Miller talking about this the other day on the radio. The Mission Accomplished thing aboard the aircraft carrier that the President appeared in front of. The one that the democrats and the media made such a big deal out of. And continued to harp on.
This whole thing was was intended to express the mission was accomplished for the sailors aboard the ship, not what the democrats and their willing accomplices in the media tried to make it. That the War in Iraq was accomplished. Even though President Bush made it clear we still had a long hard slog to finish the job.
I can only hope that the media will one day look back on this with shame. I am not holding my breath though.
Tags: bush, Dennis Miller, Media, Military, War on Terror
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
Today Fox Business Network launch and the game is on.
Inside Cable News has many posts on the day that was.
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
It seems that the Fairness Doctrine was and could be again, everything Rush Limbaugh has been saying about for sometime now.
Compared to the history of why it was implemented (to make it too costly for radio stations to allow right wing hosts to continue attacks against the democrats) those are the exact same reasons the democrats are trying to reimpose it again. To silence to right wings most effective method of communicating the other side of the story that the mainstream media will not tell you.
Here’s the history of it.
Thanks to Instapundit.
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