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.

CNN Plugs Study Showing Partisan Divide Causes Confusion about Economy
Ken Shepherd | January 30, 2006
     After featuring a new poll showing Americans perception of the economy depends on ones political views, CNNs January 28 In the Money followed with liberal author and think tank analyst Tamara…
ABCs Lisa Stark Goes After Oil Profits
Ken Shepherd | January 26, 2006
     High gas prices have had the oil industry feeling the heat, said ABCs Elizabeth Vargas, adding, Today, it launched a counterattack, as she teased World News Tonight reporter Lisa Starks…
In Depth Report on Detroits Woes Skirts Heavy Union Costs
Ken Shepherd | January 25, 2006
     Covering recently announced layoffs at Ford, the evening newscasts have ignored the role labor union costs have played in the number two automakers woes. The January 24 NBC Nightly News report filed…
Newscasts Overlook Fords Costly Severance Programs
Ken Shepherd | January 24, 2006
     The January 23 editions of the network newscasts led with layoffs at Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), detailing the number of jobs to be lost and the plants slated for closing,…
CNNs Dobbs Blames Free Trade, Non-Union Labor for Fords Woes
Ken Shepherd | January 23, 2006
     CNNs Lou Dobbs outsourced his error-prone anti-free market services to a competing network with a January 23 guest appearance on ABCs Good Morning America to discuss Ford Motor Companys (NYSE…
Major Newspapers Ignore Low Jobless Numbers
Ken Shepherd | January 20, 2006
     Jobless claims hit a five-year low in mid-January according to figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 19. But while Bloomberg and Reuters…