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Cosby on Trayvon Case: Disarm Neighborhood Watchmen

Cosby on Trayvon Case: Disarm Neighborhood Watchmen

Give Cosby credit for not being playing the race card, but he’s still not thinking this through completely. If an investigation proves Zimmerman’s side of the story, “the gun” will end up being what might have saved his life. We have

Editgate Is Far Worse Media Scandal Than Rathergate

Editgate Is Far Worse Media Scandal Than Rathergate

The media dishonestly going after the president of the United States is wrong, but it goes with the territory, and the target in that case is the most powerful man in the world.  That is something completely different from the

Thursday Call Sheet: Get Ready for 'Raging Bull 2'

Thursday Call Sheet: Get Ready for 'Raging Bull 2'

READER QUESTIONS REGARDING STREAMING/CORD-CUTTING Lots of good comments and questions from my piece from yesterday, which is linked above: Could you describe your version of movie/TV/online/etc utopia from a consumer purchase and user experience point of view?  Love your …

Don Cheadle More Outraged By NBC's EditGate Than Politico

Don Cheadle More Outraged By NBC's EditGate Than Politico

Washington Examiner: Don Cheadle, actor and anti-genocide activist, mocked NBC News and accused the network of “bias” for their broadcast of an edited 911 tape portraying Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman as a racist. “Dear NBC News, Huh???” Cheadle tweeted

CNN Backpedals: Zimmerman Said 'Cold' Not 'C**n'

CNN Backpedals: Zimmerman Said 'Cold' Not 'C**n'

Shorter CNN to George Zimmerman: Gee, George, sorry we pretty much declared you a racist in front of all of America before having all the facts, but Obama’s all-in on this one and we’re all-in for Obama and since you’re a registered

Media Corruption 101: Politico Ignores NBC's EditGate

Media Corruption 101: Politico Ignores NBC's EditGate

If the media doesn’t report something, it never happened, right? When people accuse the media of bias or of or living in a bubble, that’s not only being kind–it’s inaccurate. The media is neither bubbled nor biased. Rather, the media is

Report: Studio Cash Flow From Film Plummets 40%

Report: Studio Cash Flow From Film Plummets 40%

Deadline doesn’t usually miss with their headlines, but in the case of this particular story, this headline… Netflix Could Undermine UltraViolet As Low Cost Rentals Trash Studio Profits …seems a little out of place with this blockbuster report: Moguls will need

Oprah Should Listen To Palin

Oprah Should Listen To Palin

The reason why Oprah’s network, OWN, is in such serious trouble is because Oprah lost touch with her audience and the world outside of the left-wing showbiz/news media bubble. For years, Oprah has inhabited this bubble, and now she no longer

Cable Loses Three Million Subscribers to Streaming

Cable Loses Three Million Subscribers to Streaming

The rise of streaming television is something I’ve been covering rather obsessively on my Daily Call Sheet for going on a year now. Not because I have any kind of inside information or data, but because if you connect the

AP: Baldwin's Use of 'Bitch,' a 'Minor Curse Word'

AP: Baldwin's Use of 'Bitch,' a 'Minor Curse Word'

I guess the war against the war on women doesn’t include calling a female reporter a “bitch,” even if you’re in the reporting business like the Associated Press. But as we saw with Spike Lee’s tweeting of what he thought

'Men' Producer Blasted For Joking About Women

'Men' Producer Blasted For Joking About Women

You take these same words and put them in the mouth of Janeane Garofalo or Nora Ephron talking about men, and no one would blink an eye. The only news here is that some women can’t take an obvious joke. HuffPo: