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 | January 19, 2006
     USA Today and The Washington Post hyped inflation fears today rather than focus on optimistic outlooks from economists or a Federal Reserve report showing strong economic growth in the weeks closing…
Ken Shepherd | January 18, 2006
     CNNs Andy Serwer fired the medias latest salvo against American business with his January 19 swipe at corporate salaries. The Fortune magazine editor shut out defenders of corporate executives…
Ken Shepherd | January 18, 2006
     Start with a report on an SEC rule change, add a splash of outrage over high corporate salaries, mix in a liberal activist whos donated thousands to liberal candidates for public office, and you…
Ken Shepherd | January 17, 2006
     Media coverage of problems facing the new Medicare prescription drug plan focused on elderly patients left in the lurch by bureaucracy, producing what CBSs Bill Plante called a political headache for…
Ken Shepherd | January 16, 2006
     Wholesale price inflation in 2005 was the worst in 15 years, warned Associated Press reporter Martin Crutsinger in two reports on the year-ending producer price index (PPI) numbers released January 13…
Ken Shepherd | January 13, 2006
     The media fell silent about the motivations of supporters of a newly passed Maryland law targeting Wal-Mart. USA Today failed to document Wal-Mart Watchs union and anti-business ties and The New York Times…