Media Bias

Report No Evil

Ami Horowitz | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Portfolio, Media Criticism, Blogosphere, Portfolio Magazine, Media Bias, U.N. Me, United Nations, UN Movie, UN Documentary, Media News
Ami Horowitz

Portfolio's attempt to paint my film as something it is not by using political titillation and creating divisions where none exist is certainly not the way to steal back relevancy from the blogosphere.

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Long Live the Media's Left Wing Bias!

Norman Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Liberal Media, Al Faw Palace, Re-Enlistment Ceremony, Staged Event, Liberal Media Bias, David Petraeus, Left Wing Media Bias, Military Propoganda, Media Bias, Left Wing Media, Media News
Norman Horowitz

When I was at CBS and working with the News guys, they spent hours each day planning to distort the news and never show America anything that they did not like! Boy was that fun.

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The Year WorldNetDaily Died

Terry Krepel | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Aaron Klein, Joseph Farah, Worldnetdaily, Jack Cashill, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Media News
Terry Krepel

WorldNetDaily's Whistleblower magazine alleges a media bias without an admission of their own right-wing bias.

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More Shameful "False Equivalence" By The Traditional Media To Annoy You

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Dave Wedge, False Equivalence, Media Coverage, Media Criticism, False Balance, Boston Herald, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Cadillac, Media News
Mark Nickolas

Case-in-point is today's Boston Herald story by Dave Wedge on the custom-made armor-laden presidential limo that is being assembled to protect America's first black president.

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Media 'In the Tank' for Obama? Studies Don't Prove It (So Far) -- And Here's Why

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, Electon 2008, Press Criticism, Media, Obama Media Coverage, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Media, Barack Obama, Obama White House, Obama Priorities, Obama Transition, Obama Issues, Media Bias, President Elect Obama, Media News
Greg Mitchell

Can the media be faulted if one candidate is committing the major share of gaffes or making the most inaccurate statements in speeches and in ads? Is it "bias" to recognize that?

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What Hangs in the Balance

Chez Pazienza | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama, John McCain, Media Bias, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Journalism 9/11, Media Coverage of 9/11, 9/11, Journalistic Objectivity, 2008 Presidential Election, Media News
Chez Pazienza

Many in the media just can't force some misguided brand of phony objectivity this time around -- not with so much at stake.

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Brokaw's Objectivity: Down The Drain

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Meet the Press, Msnbc, Tom Brokaw, John Kerry, Fred Thompson, Media, Media Bias, Offthebus, Republicans, Brokaw Objective, Tom Brokaw Nbc, Republican Party, Home News
R.W. Sanders

Tom Brokaw lobbed softballs at Thompson, and attacked Kerry with Republican talking points. As long as he's host, NBC should rename its program "Meet The Right-Leaning Mainstream Press."

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Would Obama's Victory Hurt Obama?

Ari Melber | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Obama Bias, Cnbc, Msm, Chris Bowers, Media Prediction, Barack Obama, Blog Msm, Open Left, Media Bias, Politics News
Ari Melber

As everyone prematurely obsesses over a massive Democratic sweep -- which has not happened yet and may not happen -- we'll hear even more contrarian craziness.

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Maybe You Shouldn't Vote

Bill Folman | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, Elitist, John McCain, Terrorists, Obama Muslim, Unbiased, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Gender, Patriotism, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Elitism, Iraq, Media Bias, Voting, Politics News
Bill Folman

I ask that you take a moment to answer the following questions and determine whether you have the skill and the know-how to vote responsibly for our next president.

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Drudge Drops Obama Bombshell!

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Matt Drudge, Barack Obama, Drudge Report, Drudge Obama, Media Bias, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media News
Martin Lewis

The impotence of Drudge's attempts to get something to stick to Obama brings to mind the English expression "Brewer's Droop."

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The Only Prescription Is More Reporting

Eric Alterman | Posted 10.21.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Media Bias, Michele Bachmann, Media News
Eric Alterman

By "do some reporting," we can assume that what they really mean is: "We demand that, once again, you rehash this non-newsworthy but politically advantageous story for our benefit."

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A Challenge

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Byron York, Matt Taibbi, U.S. Economy, Debate, National Review, Talking Points, Economy, Media, Partisan, Media Bias, New York Magazine, Media News
Andrew Sargus Klein

Snark and blinkered partisanship aren't going to help anyone out of this mess. It's going to take a lot of ivory tower types and pragmatic politicians to pull this off.

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The Hate Rally That Wasn't

John Leo | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Media Bias, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Palin Rallies, Mccain Rallies, Politics News
John Leo

Murray Kempton once wrote that everything is known about the Mafia except whether it exists. I feel the same way about the great wave of racism and rage detected at McCain-Palin rallies by bloggers and pundits.

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The Anti-Muslim Smear Machine Strikes Again?

Isabel Macdonald | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Islamophobia, Religion, Media, Bill O'Reilly, Media Bias, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media News
Isabel Macdonald

Just a month before a critical election, there are no signs that the anti-Muslim mud-slinging campaign is going away.

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Gwen Ifill -- Not Tough Enough

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pbs, Edward Murrow, Msnbc, John McCain, Hillary Clinton Media Bias, Katie Couric Palin Interview, The Breakthrough: Politics in the Age of Obama, Joe Biden, Chris Matthews, Journalism, Barack Obama, Ifill Moderator, Vice Presidential Debate, Gwen Ifill Debate, Gwen Ifill, Sarah Palin, 2008 Vice Presidential Debate, Media Bias, Politics News
Yvonne R. Davis

Perhaps Ifill's soft questioning and at times repetitive questions at the beginning and end of the debate was her way to prove to conservatives she was not playing favorites.

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Jason Linkins

The Fox News Ethos Summarized In Thirty Seconds

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Media Criticism, Fox News, Media Bias, Fox Voter Poll, Fox Scranton, Fox Pennsylvania, Media News

[Via Gawker/Sullivan] Back in 2004, filmmaker Robert Greenwald released a documentary called Outfoxed, which spent seventy-five minutes diving deeply ...

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Media Must Raise, Not Lower The Bar For Palin For Thursday's Debate

Brian Ross | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, John McCain, Debate, 2008 Vice Presidential Debates, Joe Biden Vice President, Media Censorship, Media Coverage, Sarah Palin Vice President, Mccain, Media, Joe Biden, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Biden, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Brian Ross, Media Self-Censorship, Vice Presidential Debates, Media Bias, Vice Presidential Candidates, Home News
Brian Ross

Given that Bush has grounded the ship of state on an iceberg turned loose by global warming, the failure to hold Palin up to the same standards as any other vice presidential candidate would be an act of gross irresponsibility.

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Wrong Picture: Palin + Pig + PETA = Compassion Required

George Spyros | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Media Bias, Sarah Palin, Media News
George Spyros

A story on Google news "Video shows shocking cruelty to pigs" has pulled up an "associated" photo of veep candidate Sarah Palin and the internet is...

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GOP Convention Violence Reviewed; Forum Attendees Struggle For Meaning

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Rnc, Credentials, Journalist, Progressive Media, Mccain, Obama, Independent Media, Media Bias, Minneapolis, Sarah Palin, Home News
Georgianne Nienaber

No clear definition of a journalist was reached. The deputy had no solid suggestions to take back to the city of St. Paul to help prevent a repeat of the RNC protests and the aftermath, and members of the general public had no idea whom they could count on for solid information in this critical election year.

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Anti-Obama Author Corsi Reflects the (Lack of) Journalistic Values of his Employer, WorldNetDaily

Terry Krepel | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, Jerome Corsi, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Media, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Media News
Terry Krepel

For Corsi's day job, he works at WND, where the favorite targets are Democratic presidential candidates -- and the actual truth of the charges it forwards is irrelevant.

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Journalists of America--Your Country Needs You Now!

Larry Gellman | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain Attack Ads, John McCain, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, News Media, Steve Schmidt, Media Bias, Barack Obama, Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership, Keith Olbermann, Frank Rich, Bob Herbert, Paul Krugman, Wolf Blitzer, Media News
Larry Gellman

You remember journalists. They were the reporters and analysts who used to make sure that stories were true before they published or went on the air with them.

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Andrea Mitchell (et al.): Bias

Peter Clothier | Posted 09.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Financial Crisis, Andrea Mitchell, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Economy, Media News
Peter Clothier

In reporting on the two candidates responses to Wall Street, Mitchell saw fit to introduce and conclude her commentary with a snide reference to a long-scheduled Obama fundraiser with Barbra Streisand.

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"The Media," Now Perpetually in Scare Quotes

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Sarah Palin Vice President, Media, Media Bias, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Media News
Andrew Sargus Klein

If influential blogs -- say, Drudge, Daily Kos, National Review Online or Talking Points Memo -- go out and say "X, Y and Z," it's now assumed then "the media" is saying "X, Y and Z".

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Don't Complain About Biased Media Coverage, Do Something About It

David Latt | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Alaska, Media, Women Voters, Sarah Palin Reaction, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Sarah Palin, Media News
David Latt

After the Friday surprise that John McCain had chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate, the media reacted with shock and awe. Since then, while some m...

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Obama Buys Into Surge Success, Loses Upper Hand

John K. Wilson | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq Surge, John McCain, 2008 Election, Media Bias, Barack Obama, War in Iraq; War on Terror; Obama Iraq; Surge Obama; Mccain Surge; Petraeus, Home News
John K. Wilson

Obama should defuse McCain's attacks by making a simple argument: that even without the surge, the improvement in military tactics, the Sunni Awakening, and the Al-Sadr brigade truce would have also dramatically decreased violence in Iraq.

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