Ken Shepherd

Former NewsBusters Managing Editor

Ken Shepherd lives in New Carrollton, Md., with his wife, Laura, and four children. Ken graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland in 2001 with a Bachelors of Arts in Government & Politics and a citation in Public Leadership.

Ken worked for the Media Research Center from May 2001 to April 2016. He served as NewsBusters Managing Editor from 2007 until April 2016. Currently, he serves as "a universal-desk editor and digital writer" for The Washington Times.

In his spare time, Ken enjoys karaoke, tennis, reading, and discussing theology or politics.

CBS News Blusters about Hypothetical Hurricane 'Crippling' U.S. Economy

Ken Shepherd | July 31, 2006

The CBS “Evening News” may want to change its theme music to R.E.M.’s “End of the World As We Know It.”

Nearly two months into a quiet hurricane season, CBS’s Michelle Miller alarmed viewers of the July 30 broadcast with…

CBS's Storm Ignores Liberal Congressman's Call for 100-Percent Tax on Oil Profits

Ken Shepherd | July 28, 2006

It’s not every day a politician calls for a 100-percent tax rate on national TV. Even the most liberal-friendly of journalists would be inclined to question such a punitive idea. But when former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich called…

ABC's Lisa Stark Pours Cold Milk on Advertising Trend

Ken Shepherd | July 27, 2006

What’s next, a “Dateline NBC” sting operation to snag Toucan Sam?

Basing her story on a July 19 study by the liberal Kaiser Family Foundation, ABC’s Lisa Stark offered the…

ABC, NBC Spin Strong Housing Numbers Negatively

Ken Shepherd | July 26, 2006

A new batch of real estate data gave the media a chance to pull out its recipe for half-baked reporting on the housing market.

On…

CNN's Dobbs Insists Author of anti-Free Trade Book Is 'No Protectionist'

Ken Shepherd | July 25, 2006

OK. Who outsourced Lou Dobbs’s dictionary to China?

That has to be the only explanation for why CNN’s resident anti-free trader Lou Dobbs claimed a guest critical of the Bush administration’s trade…

NBC Repeats Incorrect Claim That Gas At 'All-Time High'

Ken Shepherd | July 24, 2006

Gas prices at an “all-time high” was the attention-getting tease from the July 24 “Today” show. NBC used it to promote a segment on saving money by switching from premium gas. But it wasn’t premium coverage. Regular…