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 | March 22, 2006
     USA Today put its own negative spin on record home ownership numbers, declaring in the March 22 issue that Fewer families can afford a home.      Working with a…
Ken Shepherd | March 21, 2006
     The first day of spring proved perfect timing for the CBSs Jim Acosta to resurrect global warming as the villain behind last years hurricane season, downplaying how hotly debated the matter is in the…
Ken Shepherd | March 20, 2006
     Im amazed that Americans at this point are really fairly unconcerned about bird flu and mad cow disease, the Bryn Mawr alumna confessed, noting that a drop in foreign sales of Tyson chicken has…
Ken Shepherd | March 17, 2006
     On the St. Patricks Day Today show, NBCs Ann Curry asked colleague Jim Cramer for his reaction to a new government report showing consumer prices have jumped. The real numbers actually showed…
Ken Shepherd | March 16, 2006
     Asking if states pay too much to land job-generating foreign investments like auto plants, ABCs World News Tonight found a critic to sing a sour note about a plant Kia Motors announced it will…
Ken Shepherd | March 15, 2006
     Sounding like a broken record, the media again are squawking about record profits for oil companies in light of a new round of congressional hearings on oil and gas prices.      Both CBS and…