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 | December 21, 2005
     Ringing alarm bells about record greenhouse gas emissions, New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin opened his December 21 article noting the U.S. Energy Department reports U.S. emissions…
Ken Shepherd | December 20, 2005
     Opening their newscasts with the New York City transit strike, the December 20 morning news programs focused on the inconvenience to commuters and the expected cost to the city, but only CNN, CBS, and…
Ken Shepherd | December 19, 2005
     Regardless of whether a strike is called or a settlement is reached, warned Chan and Greenhouse, the labor struggle over the transit contract has highlighted one fact: Many workers feel they lack dignity…
Ken Shepherd | December 15, 2005
     Lower energy prices have spurred a significant drop in consumer prices according to a December 15 report from a federal agency that tracks economic data. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U…
Ken Shepherd | December 12, 2005
     Forecasting a bleak sweater-swaddled winter for middle class Americans on the December 12 Evening News, CBS correspondent Jim Axelrod exaggerated the rise of natural gas heating costs by about…
Ken Shepherd | December 12, 2005
     The crew of CNNs In the Money opened their December 10 program warning about a bursting housing bubble, but an interview with a Harvard housing expert quickly deflated that story line.     …