Archive for the 'Journalism' Category
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Here’s the latest in liberal ideas regarding the War on Terror and support for our fighting men and women: I DON’T SUPPORT our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car. Supporting the troops is a position [...]
By: Nick | Category Journalism, Military, Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
Looks like Ted Rall has some competition: Political wit is supposed to be based upon well-established fact, which is what makes it funny. This, on the other hand, is just sad. Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
It seems that the liberal house organ known as the Los Angeles Times has done something which has upset Barbra Streisand so much, she is cancelling her subscription: Dear Mr. Martinez, This letter is to inform you that I am canceling my subscription to the LA Times, and here is the reason why: The greater [...]
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Monday, November 21st, 2005
If there was anyone in the Free World who didn’t know that Chris Matthews was a card-carrying liberal, he has opened his mouth and removed all doubt: TORONTO — Years after 9-11 and the “crazy Zeitgeist” that permeated the United States, Americans have still not learned to know their enemies instead of just hating them, [...]
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
Take a look at the picture of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as it appeared in USA Today: Now look at the actual photograph, before alteration: Here’s USA Today’s “explanation”: Editor’s note: The photo of Condoleezza Rice that originally accompanied this story was altered in a manner that did not meet USA TODAY’s editorial standards. [...]
By: Nick | Category Journalism, Politics | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 6th, 2005
The Gorebot has returned, this time to complain about the current state of the Main Stream Media: I came here today because I believe that American democracy is in grave danger. It is no longer possible to ignore the strangeness of our public discourse . I know that I am not the only one who [...]
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Friday, September 2nd, 2005
It seems George Clooney has a beef with journalism these days: Hollywood star GEORGE CLOONEY has slammed modern broadcast journalism, because he fears viewers are fed lies they want to hear instead of “a common truth”. The OCEAN’S TWELVE heart-throb is amazed by how standards in newsrooms have regressed, despite the ever-growing array of channels, [...]
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Thursday, August 4th, 2005
The Dallas Morning News published an editorial today that I wish every other newspaper in the country would publish: Two words not uncommon to editorial pages are “resolve” and “sacrifice,” especially as they relate to war. Today, this editorial board resolves to sacrifice another word – “insurgent” – on the altar of precise language. No [...]
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Monday, August 1st, 2005
In what must be the biggest irony in recorded history, Helen Thomas is upset because a reporter printed a story accurately describing something she said: White House press doyenne Helen Thomas is plenty peeved at her longtime friend Albert Eisele, editor of THE HILL newspaper in Washington, D.C. In a column this week headlined “Reporter: [...]
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Friday, July 29th, 2005
It seems like Helen Thomas has forgotten to take her medication again. The journalistic fossil had a few comments the other day about Vice President Cheney: But asked this week if she is promoting a Cheney candidacy, Thomas made it clear she isn’t. “The day I say Dick Cheney is going to run for president, [...]
By: Nick | Category Journalism | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 11th, 2005
I guess the MSM is the last to figure this out: More than two-thirds of the news stories on ABC, NBC and CBS covering the first 100 days of Mr. Bush’s second term were negative, according to an analysis released today by the District-based Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA). It’s actually a slight [...]
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Thursday, May 19th, 2005
I have been reading about the fiasco at Newsweek and have not written about it mostly because other bloggers are doing such a good job. Today, Ann Coulter published a column that pretty much sums up how I feel on the matter. An excerpt: When Isikoff was the first with detailed reporting on Paula Jones’ [...]
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