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President Obama Will Likely Dump the Public Option, and Here's Why

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Centrist Democrat, Health Care Debate, Rahm Emanuel, Kathleen Sebelius, Public Option, Gop Orchestrated Attacks, President Obama, Gop, Fox, Political Compromise, Barack Obama Illinois, Health Care, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama wants -- no desperately needs -- to win a big victory on health care, or at least the appearance of a victory, even if it means scrapping the only thing that really represents true health care reform.

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Don Lemon & CNN: No to "Real Americans," Yes to Real Journalism!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: The Constitution, Lila Garrett, George W. Bush, Progressives, Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright, Fox, Norman Solomon, Msnbc, America's Town Halls, Americans for Prosperity, Conservatives, Corporate Media, Health Care Town Halls, Rush Limbaugh, Progressive Democrats of America, Lou Dobbs, Alan Hardage, Marcy Winograd, Barack Obama, David Swanson, Cnn, Brad Parker, Maureen Cruise, Sean Hannity, Dr. Jo Olson, Corporate Media Coverage, Iraq War, Anti-War Protests, Tom Hayden, Real Americans, Don Lemon, Bill O'Reilly, Wayne Williams, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Can anyone tell me of any wall to wall on-site coverage of peace movement events over the past six years where the corporate press offered extensive air-time to listen to progressive leaders? I don't recall that ever happening. Do you?

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Swiftboating

Norman Horowitz | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: And MSNBC, Abc, Nbc, Cnn, Fox, Cbs, Fnc, Lying, Rush Limbaugh, Swiftboat, Broadcast TV, Swiftboating, Cable Networks, Sarah Palin, Healthcare Reform, Newt Gingrich, Extreme Right Wing, Healthcare, Politics News
Norman Horowitz

Wikipedia defines this word as: "... American political jargon that is used as a strong pejorative description of some kind of attack that the speaker...

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Murdoch Pay-For-Content Strategy A Dud

Diane Francis | Posted 09.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Iranian Uprising, Newspapers, Iran, Death of Newspapers, Fox, Digital Television, Media, Wall Street Journal, Journalism, The Times of London, Blogs, Television, Internet, Online, New York Times, Citizen Journalism, New Media, Media News
Diane Francis

Murdoch and others are the King Canutes of the business world, trying to hold back the tides.

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British Defend Their Healthcare System

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Socialized Medicine, Nhs, Government Health Care, Daniel Hannan, National Health Service, Glenn Beck, Universal Health Care, Fox, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Where other British citizens saw gross lies, exaggerations, and frustrating half-truths, Graham Linehan saw a "golden opportunity to kickstart a campaign to redress the balance a little bit."

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Bill O'Reilly-Keith Olbermann Feud Ends with a Corporate Handshake?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Countdown, General Electric, Ge, Ronald Reagan, Phil Donahue, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Hudson River, Pcbs, Keith Olbermann, Roger Ailes, Propaganda, Jeffrey Immelt, Willie Horton, Msnbc, Fox News, O'Reilly-Olbermann Rivalry, O'Reilly-Olbermann Feud, Journalism, George H.W. Bush, Rupert Murdoch, Republican Talking Points, News Corporation, Republican Party, Republican Strategist Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Fox, GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

Corporate honchos at GE and News Corp making back-room editorial decisions for the "news" subsidiaries they control? I can't help but think it might not be the best thing for the integrity of journalism.

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Olbermann-O'Reilly: Détente We Don't Want

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: The O'Reilly Factor, Countdown, General Electric, President Obama, Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud, Media, Media Censorship, Obama, Journalistic Independence, Fox, Keith Olbermann, Olbermann, Jeffrey Immelt, Msnbc, Politics News, O'Reilly Feud, Jeff Zucker, Journalistic Freedom, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Olbermann O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Brian Kilmeade, Censorship, Olbermann-O'Reilly Truce, The New York Times, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Nbc, Media News, Olbermann Feud, O'Reilly, Media Feuds, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Fox & Friends, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Michelle Schweiger Schecter

A sandbox brawl between Keith and Bill Has left their parents feeling ill They want their boys to get along Yet the ultimate result is quite wrong

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Get in Line, "Family Guy"

Beth Armogida | Posted 08.30.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Abortion, Seth MacFarlane, Television, Family Guy, 20th Century Fox, Fox, Monty Python, Comedy News
Beth Armogida

"Family Guy" now joins a long list of shows that have had abortion-themed stories pulled off the air. Here are just some of the abortion episodes never seen...

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The Spurn Of The Native

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Mike Castle, News, Morning Joe, Obama Birthers, Splc, G. Gordon Liddy, James Carville, Fox, Southern Poverty Law Center, Michelle Malkin, Joe Scarborough, Larry King, Richard Nixon, Liz Cheney, Representative Mike Castle, Jonathan Klein, Jeffrey Toobin, J. Richard Cohen, Birthers, Bill Clinton, Birther-Movement, Oliver Stone, President Barack Obama, Politics, Lou Dobbs, Barack Obama, Obama Birth Certificate, Cnn, Castle Video, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Did you catch Liz Cheney on Larry live?/Allowing the birthers' claims to thrive/Carville, quite exasperated on Mr. King/Telling us this is, indeed, a very "nutty thing".

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Ainsley Earhardt: Guest Hits On Fox News Anchor On Live TV (VIDEO)

Posted 08.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Fox News Anchor Hit On, Ainsley Earhardt, Fox News, Guy Hits on Fox News Anchor, Fox, Uri Man, Media News

Appearing on Fox News, financial analyst Uri Man seemed to be full of kind words for anchor Ainsley Earhardt -- so much so that she ended the segment ...

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The Best Of 'Fox And Friends': Miss California, Baby Vacuuming, And Brian Kilmeade's Vaseline Obsession (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Stemler | Posted 08.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Carrie Prejean, Gretchen Carlson, In a Minute, Fox News, Fox and Friends, Fox, Steve Doocy, Comedy, Brian Kilmeade, Comedy News

Imagine a world in which pundits spontaneously walk off sets, shoving vacuum cleaners in babies' faces is cool, and Carrie Prejean is taken seriously....

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Fox Declines Obama Press Conference, NBC Says Yes Only After Time Switch

The Live Feed | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Nbc, Fox, Obama Networks, Fox Obama Press Conference, Obama Press Conference, Media News

Fox declined outright to air the news conference. NBC and ABC fell into line late Monday after the White House shifted the event's time from the previ...

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FOX Got Holland All Wrong

Morgan Warners | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media

Read More: The-Netherlands, The Netherlands, Netherlands, Holland, European Union, Fox News, Travel, Media News, Media, Fox, Europe, Fox News Channel, Media Bias, Media News
Morgan Warners

I've been living in the Netherlands for almost a year and like most other people from the States I showed up intrigued by the legendarily liberal poli...

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Reality TV Kills California's Budget

James Sims | Posted 08.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reality TV, NBC Universal, Tax Incentives, Ryan Seacrest, Film Industry, Survivor, Budget, Abc, Fox, American Idol, California Budget Crisis, Hollywood, Entertainment News
James Sims

FilmL.A., the office behind film permits for the city, reported last month that the number of prime-time TV pilots shot in Los Angeles is down nearly 42 percent.

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I Came Out of Rehab Because Sean Hannity's A Liar

Dave Hackel | Posted 08.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Jason Linkins, Lincoln, Obama, Fox, Garrett, Sean Hannity, Ailes, Media News
Dave Hackel

Taking someone's words and rearranging them to tell a completely different story is wrong. It's not journalism, reporting or even commentary. It's lying. So why isn't this front page news?

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Iran, Schmam... The King is Dead

Jonathan Neil Schneider | Posted 07.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Msnbc, Iran, Michael Jackson, Fox, Cnn, Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington, News, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Michael Jackson Dies, Entertainment News
Jonathan Neil Schneider

There is a societal cost when we know more about Michael Jackson's financial problems then those of General Motors.

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Dylan Ratigan? Really MSNBC, Don't We Have Enough Ranters Already?

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Ed Schultz, The Meeting With Dylan Ratigan, Rush Limbaugh, Morning Joe, Fox, Dylan Ratigan, Fareed Zakaria, Aggression, Msnbc, Hyperbole, Cnbc, Joe Scarborough, Cnn, Corporate Media, Youtube, Cable News, Ideological Divide, The Ed Show, Ranker, Media News
Linda Milazzo

It seems that all three corporate cable/satellite networks, MSNBC, CNN and Fox, believe Americans are better served through agitation than information.

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Global Economy, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Election, Cnbc, Economy, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Bank of America, Right Wing, Iran, Obama Economy, Lindsey Graham, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Economic Stimulus Package, Finance, Larry Kudlow, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Fox News, Henry Paulson, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Saxby Chambliss, Fox, Citigroup, Politics News
Larry Gellman

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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Twenty Questions About Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter

Dave Hackel | Posted 07.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Fox, Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Dr. George Tiller, Media News
Dave Hackel

Does what any of us think of Dr. Tiller and his practices give anyone the right to murder the man? No.

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CNN, Please Stop!

Parvez Sharma | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

Read More: La, Iran, Msnbc, Cnn, Pundits, Christiane-Amanpour, Tehran, Fox, Cable News, Media, Iranians, Michael Moore, ireport.com, World News
Parvez Sharma

Just a few thoughts on the cable news media here in the US (and the delightful possibility of its extinction after the dust settles on all of this).

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Will CBS Be the Wal-Mart of Media?

Jack Myers | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Abc, Fox, Wal-Mart, Upfront, Cbs, The CW, Nbc, Business News
Jack Myers

Among all major media companies, CBS is best positioned to emerge as the low-cost leader.

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Caution: Pundits On This Network May Appear More Relevant Than They Are

Dave Hackel | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Giuliani, Sean Hannity, Liz Cheney, Delay, Rupert Murdoch, Fox, Vitter, Bill O'Reilly, Rove, Dick Cheney, Fox News, Santorum, Media News
Dave Hackel

Karl Rove never designed anything other than a way to help elect George Bush and Dick Cheney. He should be ashamed to show his face in public but, of course, that's why Fox loves him.

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Sly Fox: Animal Responsible For Theft Of 100 Shoes

Reuters | Dave Graham | Posted 07.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Stealing, Fox, Theft, Shoes, Animals, Fox Steals Shoes, Style News

A fox has been unmasked as the mystery thief of more than 100 shoes in the small western German town of Foehren, authorities said Friday....

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President Obama's FDR Problem

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hate Crimes, Hate, Limbaugh, Steele, President Obama, Obama, O'Reilly, Fdr, Gingrich, Cheney, Hate Groups, Hate Crime, Hate Speech, Fox, Republican Party, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Republicans, Hannity, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

President Obama is the first president in my memory to have the FDR problem. That problem in a word is hate. The reason is the same.

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Fox Developing Arranged Marriage Reality Show

thrfeed.com | Posted 07.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: I Married a Stranger, Fox, Television, Entertainment News

Fox is developing a wedding reality series where brides-to-be don't meet their husbands until they exchange vows. In A. Smith & Co.'s "I Married a ...

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