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.

Ken Shepherd | May 4, 2006
     CBSs Julie Chen approvingly congratulated liberal activist Michael Jacobson for his bold step in getting soft drinks banned from the countrys public schools. But the Early Show anchor left out how…
Ken Shepherd | May 2, 2006
     Elderly care worker Hopal Morrison never used to have to ask clients to pay for her gas, but now she has to and it hurts, CBS correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told viewers of the May 1 CBS Evening…
Ken Shepherd | May 2, 2006
     Take more government regulation and call me in the morning.      Thats the advice ABCs Dr. Timothy Johnson gave on vitamin supplements on the May 1 World News Tonight.      Tim, why don't…
Ken Shepherd | May 1, 2006
     Why doesn't the president and the Republican Party also talk about the economy? It's just right there in front of them, CNNs Andy Serwer asked University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato…
Ken Shepherd | April 28, 2006
     How young is too young to start worrying about your childs weight? ABCs Elizabeth Vargas asked, teasing a story by Lisa Stark about the World Health Organizations new measurements for body mass…
Ken Shepherd | April 27, 2006
Hugo Chavez is pumping some of his billions in oil money into undermining American interests.      The same night on the CBS Evening News, correspondent Byron Pitts slammed American petroleum…