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 Attacks Insurance Companies for Making Money
Ken Shepherd | April 7, 2006
     Continuing the media assault on profitable businesses, CBS News attacked the insurance industry for record profits in 2005, a year also beset by heavy hurricane damage claims…
Mass. Law Requiring Health Insurance Praised in Print
Ken Shepherd | April 5, 2006
     Imagine being fined by your state government for not buying something you choose to avoid purchasing. It may sound crazy, but in Massachusetts it may soon be the law.      A bill awaiting…
Venezuelan Dictator Seizes Oil to Buy Weapons
Ken Shepherd | April 4, 2006
     Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs offer of subsidized heating oil to the frosty northeastern United States this past winter was met warmly by the broadcast media. But network interest in Chavez turned…
Bubble, Bubble, the Markets Not in Trouble
Ken Shepherd | April 3, 2006
     The current issue of BusinessWeek conceded what the Business…
Ice Age 2: Global Warming for Kids
Ken Shepherd | March 31, 2006
     Following on the heels of Time magazines alarmist cover stories on global warming, this weekends release of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown has given movie reviewers for major newspapers a…
Cant Get Enough of that Regulation
Ken Shepherd | March 30, 2006
     When environmentalists want regulation, its never enough. And the media are often willing to give them the spotlight.      New fuel efficiency regulations have the media going…