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.

Media Again Ignore Consumer Confidence Highs
Ken Shepherd | April 26, 2006
     Are the media having an Office Space moment? If they got the memo on consumer confidence, they sure arent reporting it.      On April 25, The…
CNNs OBrien: Maybe We Could Have More Gas Taxes
Ken Shepherd | April 25, 2006
     Well, maybe we could have more, OBrien blithely replied.      Every American motorist already pays 18 cents on the gallon to Uncle Sam and anywhere from 8 to 45 cents per gallon to state…
NBC: Chicken Farms Shield U.S. Poultry from Avian Flu
Ken Shepherd | April 24, 2006
     Rather than an incubator of bird flu that could doom the masses, U.S. chicken farms might actually help isolate American poultry from infection with avian flu.      Correspondent Tom Costello…
Blogger Who Blamed Halliburton for Iraq Rains on U.S. Economys Parade
Ken Shepherd | April 24, 2006
     A liberal blogger who blamed war profiteers, neo-conservatives, and supporters of Israel as three real reasons for the war in Iraq was Parade magazines choice to ask Is the American Dream…
CNN Reporter: Union Strike Would Have Locked Up My Kids Bikes
Ken Shepherd | April 21, 2006
     If a powerful New York union had gone on strike this morning, CNNs Andy Serwer might have had a tougher time getting to work. Hed have had to open the front door himself…
Ethanols Role in Higher Gasoline Prices Not News
Ken Shepherd | April 21, 2006
     Corn-based ethanol isnt all its cracked up to be, the media are finding out now. But for years, conservative critics have criticized ethanol as an energy alternative panacea.      With gas…