So whoever leaked the inaccurate information earlier this month did so in a way that made it appear that the White House – specifically Rhodes – was more interested in the State Department’s concerns, and more focused on the talking points, than the e-mail actually stated. – Jake Tapper WHOEVER leaked the summary of the [...]
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Prince Harry Sober and Clothed, Shock Horror
I caught part of the TV news this morning. That was a mistake. I hate the news, especially commercial TV news. Give me the BBC or PBS any day. Unfortunately it was CNN this morning, which was covering Prince Harry’s jaunt to America. I use the word jaunt as it seems to fit with the [...]
Howard Kurtz Apologizes on CNN
WHEN you’re a professional journalist or commentator like Howard Kurtz, when you screw up massively the only way out is by saying so and admitting it fully. Howard Kurtz did that Sunday on his “Reliable Sources” show on CNN, fully admitting his errors and apologizing. This is how it should be done. From Huffington Post: [...]
Tina Brown Drops Howard Kurtz After Collins Blunder
At the height of his influence, Howard Kurtz was widely regarded as the most influential media reporter and critic in the country. But in recent years, erroneous reporting and careless errors reduced him to fodder for the media reporters and critics who followed in his footsteps. [Politico] IT’S never one thing that results in media [...]
Reuters Apologized, Still Waiting on Other Media Outlets
GEORGE SOROS is alive and well. Unfortunately, Reuters posted his obituary, the latest media screw up this week. But at least Reuters also posted an apology, complete with a classic headline: Soros obituary published in error; financier is alive. Reuters erroneously published an advance obituary of financier and philanthropist George Soros. A spokesman for Soros [...]
Media Fail: Arrest or Not, No One Got Anything Right [Video]
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive COULD it have been any worse for the media yesterday? They made a horrific situation worse. One outlet after another blew the call. Pros taking emails as confirmation that a suspect had been apprehended, just so they could beat Twitter to the news. [...]
No Kermit Gosnell Coverage on Weekly Standard or National Review
THE ridiculous charge surrounding the trial coverage of Kermit Gosnell is that it’s all a liberal conspiracy because of abortion rights. Never mind that the disgusting illegal and criminal intent alleged is about one example that everyone wants to make sure never ever happens in America again. It’s the one thing abortion rights and anti [...]
News Desk — Steubenville Rape Verdict: GUILTY. [Video] *Update*
THE VICTIM testified on Saturday, not remembering much of the rape, because she was basically incapacitated when the teen thugs and the so-called “rape crew” decided to humiliate and attempt to destroy a young girl’s life. I’ve added the video above, which is the report from CNN’s Candy Crowley. It seems very discordant to me [...]
CNN, 10 x 10, and Intel’s “Girl Rising,” a Film of Educational Empowerment
Girl Rising was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins. It was created in collaboration with CNN, Intel, and 10 x 10, an organization devoted to the empowerment of women through education worldwide. The portion on Afghanistan was produced and directed by independent filmmaker Ramaa Mosley. The stories of the individual girls were taken [...]
Candy Crowley Cited as “Mistake” by Republican Co-chair of Presidential Debate Commission
TWO WORDS come to mind: sexist schmuck. That describes Frank Fahrenkopf, who hails from the Reagan and Bush 41 eras, when women knew their place. From Jon Ralston, Nevada’s political sage: Fahrenkopf said he was proud of his role in helping to pick the debate moderators, but then added, shockingly I thought: “We made one [...]
Working to Gain Work
Work. It’s a subject people always want to talk about, even though most would probably prefer to forget about it as soon as they down tools for the day. It may be bad for the employed among us to talk about, but I guarantee it’s even worse for those who have no work. Never is it more [...]
CNN’s Non-Stop Poop Cruise Coverage Wasn’t All Bad News, Especially for CNN
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook IN CASE you missed it, though I’m pretty sure you didn’t, a cruise ship from Carnival Triumph claimed non-stop coverage on CNN this past week. It was center stage at Fox News Channel as well. But [...]
The New CNN and “Jeff Zucker-shaking-CNN-till-its-teeth-rattle” *Updated*
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS Mary Matalin and James Carville are out, as is Erik Erickson, who is now a contributor at Fox News Channel. Executive Vice President Mark Whitaker is also out. Erickson wrote a long piece about his departure. Frankly, before I went to CNN I was oblivious to the fact that there are ways to [...]
The Daily Show: Investigative Journalism Alive Only on HBO’s “The Newsroom”
The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook SPENDING THOUSANDS of dollars on fancy graphics and big salaries for infotainment hosts is what is replacing investigative journalism. “The Daily Show” takes aim at CNN. Leave it to “The Daily Show” to be the only [...]
You’re a Crazy Gun Nut If… Piers Morgan Edition [Video]
WHEN YOU have your own show you get your own platform. Sticking your neck out and speaking your mind against the horde is one of the most American of traits. It’s just very few people are willing to do it and incur the wrath of the wingnuts, as well as take the economic hit that [...]
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