Ken Shepherd
Former NewsBusters Managing Editor
@KenShepherd

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 Serves Whine with Global Warming
Ken Shepherd | July 17, 2006

     Global warming may doom the Napa Valley, CBS News warned its July 12 “Evening News” audience. Yet correspondent John Blackstone excluded any scientists, including those who otherwise believe in man-made global warming,…

Wash. Post Finds Negative News Coverage Affects Americans' View of Economy
Ken Shepherd | July 17, 2006

     The Washington Post has produced evidence that journalists influence the way the public views the economy.

     The paper sponsored “a survey-based experiment” of “more than 2,500 online respondents” who were “shown a brief news…

Networks Insist Oil Is at 'Record High'
Ken Shepherd | July 14, 2006

     ABC, CBS and NBC alarmed viewers of their July 13 evening newscasts with stories about “record” oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East. While the newscasts informed viewers about global political problems impacting…

CNN Ignores Labor Union Source of Wal-Mart Shoplifting Story
Ken Shepherd | July 13, 2006

     CNN business contributor Andy Serwer reported on a curious policy change at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) stores: they’re giving first-time shoplifters a break for inexpensive merchandise. The story was not meant to be publicly announced and could…

CBS, ABC Attack Companies on Cancer Drug Costs
Ken Shepherd | July 12, 2006

     ABC and CBS evening newscasts attacked the pharmaceutical industry for expensive drugs for cancer treatment. Both the July 11 “World News Tonight” and “Evening News” left out dollar figures on drug industry research costs…

ABC Perplexed at High Demand for High-Priced Gas
Ken Shepherd | July 11, 2006

     “Gas prices are through the roof, why are you still driving?”

     That might as well have been the cry from “World News Tonight” substitute anchor Kate Snow as she opened the July 10 broadcast.

    The answer would be:…