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 | April 20, 2006
     Ten days after hinting the Earth could end up roasting at a toasty 900 degrees Fahrenheit like the planet Venus, The Washington Post reported on a new study which finds that the more extreme estimates…
Ken Shepherd | April 20, 2006
     But sometimes even a blind squirrel finds a nut. All three broadcast networks found time in the April 19 evening newscasts to nibble on the new numbers released by the federal government…
Ken Shepherd | April 19, 2006
     Were Eating More, and Enjoying It Less, blared the headline for Candy Sagons Food section article in the April 19 Washington Post. Is it any wonder why with the medias persistent attacks on…
Ken Shepherd | April 18, 2006
     If you want free advertising for your top-dollar vacation resort, find a way to go green and book a room for a reporter from Time magazine.      On the heels of Vanity Fairs Green…
Ken Shepherd | April 18, 2006
     Sounding like a broken record, the evening newscasts for ABC, CBS, and NBC complained of record oil prices. But adjusted for inflation, oil prices are still $14 below the record high set at the…
Ken Shepherd | April 14, 2006
     According to The Washington Post, wealthy newcomers are forcing the middle class out of Jackson, Wyo. But the paper downplayed one of the biggest reasons for the exodus…