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 19, 2006

     In the midst of summer gas prices, CBS’s John Blackstone complained about Americans’ preference for larger, less fuel efficient cars while he praised a “micro car” frequently used by city-dwelling Europeans.

     But now that a…

Ken Shepherd | December 18, 2006

     One country’s terrorist menace is one Baltimore Sun reporter’s insurgency.

     In his December 18 article, “Paying the price for resistance,” Sun foreign reporter Scott Calvert gave readers a snapshot of a “violent insurgency that…

Ken Shepherd | December 15, 2006

     “What can be done to break Big Pharma’s growing control of our minds and bodies? I wish I knew,” a critic of the pharmaceutical industry wrote recently on a media blog. But the author of that post was an ostensibly unbiased investigative…

Ken Shepherd | December 14, 2006

     Looking for factual medical reporting that avoids milking tragedy to create hype?  If you’ve made an appointment to watch the CBS “Evening News,” you may want to get a second opinion.

 

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Ken Shepherd | December 14, 2006

     Just how are car companies staying in business without caring about their customers?

     “The manufacturers would prefer to save the $100 that it would cost to make a strong roof and put it into…

Ken Shepherd | December 13, 2006

     On the heels of two E. coli outbreaks that are still under investigation, ABC News hyped the risk of food-borne illness and suggested more government regulation could prevent illness and death. But Americans are as likely…