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.

ABC Shows Why You Shouldnt Drive 55
Ken Shepherd | March 2, 2006
     Closing her feature, and the newscast, substitute co-anchor Diane Sawyer concluded that laws there for the common good like speed limits need a little wiggle room just to get through…
What Did Fannie Mae Know and When Did She Know It?
Ken Shepherd | February 28, 2006
     Four days after the Business…
NBC Stacks Deck Against Wal-Mart
Ken Shepherd | February 27, 2006
     The February 26 NBC Nightly News treated a move by Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) to expand health care benefits as an opportunity to stack the deck with another attack on the retail chain and a liberal…
Media Ignore Democratic Ties to Fannie Mae Scandal
Ken Shepherd | February 24, 2006
     After Enrons collapse, the media frequently reminded the public of political ties top executives in the failed energy company had to the Bush administration. The same standard, however, wasnt applied…
ABC Speeds through Traffic Camera Story
Ken Shepherd | February 23, 2006
     The media are frequently cynical about the private sectors profit motive, but when it comes to government schemes to rake in more cash, the same skepticism often doesnt kick in. That was the case…
Dobbs Places Ports in a Storm of Coverage
Ken Shepherd | February 22, 2006
     The February 13 Lou Dobbs Tonight program was the first cable news outlet to report on Dubai Ports Worlds (DPW) pending acquisition of six U.S. seaports, providing alarmist, biased coverage. Eight days…