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August 11, 2010
Are the media blindfolds about the previously sacrosanct Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac starting to fall off?
In an August 11 USA Today story, reporter Paul Wiseman laid out the nation’s mortgage problems and called for the reformation of government…
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August 10, 2010
When the credits are the most intriguing part of the movie, there’s a problem.
In the new film “The Other Guys,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, two mismatched cops try to make a name for themselves by investigating a potential Ponzi…
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August 6, 2010
In liberal reporters’ minds, the “more perfect union” referenced in the Preamble to the Constitution is a more perfect labor union.
In an August 6 ABCNews.com story about pay raises for the middle class, reporter Ray Sanchez found a few reasons for…
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July 27, 2010
If you want to get tax policy made into law, you need it approved by the House, the Senate and … the media.
A July 27 CNNMoney story reported on the “tax hike nobody’s talking about,” which is the tiny Making Work Pay (MWP) tax credit included in…
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July 23, 2010
Should there be a “gatekeeper” regulating internet bloggers? In the aftermath of the Shirley Sherrod incident, that’s what CNN promoted on July 23.
Anchors Kyra Phillips and John Roberts discussed the “mixed blessing of the internet,” and agreed…
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July 19, 2010
While some people can’t stand the heat, the news media revel in it.
On July 15, USA Today reported that according the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2010 is the hottest year on record. ABC and CBS morning shows have also…
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July 14, 2010
Some red hot chili peppers are on tour, and they’re emitting a lot of greenhouse gases. But it’s not the California rock band emitting carbon on a worldwide concert tour; it’s seeds from chili peppers traveling to the “doomsday” vault in Norway.
A…
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July 9, 2010
The next time you want to gauge how bad the economy is, don’t check the unemployment rate or the stock market. Instead, look to see if anyone is dressed as a cow at the local Chick-fil-A.
Time Magazine posted a somewhat lighthearted hodgepodge of “…
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July 7, 2010
Forget about Elena Kagan. Better make room for Time magazine’s Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court.
In a July 7 “Case Study” article for Time magazine, reporter Cohen bemoaned the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision…
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July 1, 2010
The next time an environmental story in the New York Times smells fishy, double-check to make sure its not the residue of old sun tan lotion you smell.
In a June 28 story for the Gloucester Times, reporter Nancy Gaines revealed an October 2002…