Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that journalists who knowingly publish leaked classified information should be held criminally accountable for their actions:Actually, if they-if they knew that this was classified information-I think action should be taken, especially on
The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald, the man who broke the NSA snooping story and revealed leaker Edward Snowden to the world, appeared on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC Monday morning. Co-host Mika Brezinski engaged in a mini-debate with Greenwald over the
Daniel Ellsberg, the man who helped bring down the Nixon presidency with the leak of the Pentagon Papers, called NSA leaker Edward Snowden “a hero.” Blogger Trevor Timm announced on Twitter that he was with Ellsberg when the Snowden story
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) went after Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald for breaking the NSA snooping story. During an appearance on ABC News’ This Week, Rogers focused his ire on Greenwald and the (at the time, unknown) NSA leaker. Someone did not have
In a stunning statement to half of their viewers, TBS has announced polarizing TV personality Keith Olbermann will co-host their post-season baseball coverage this fall. Olbermann has recently settled with his last employer, Current TV, and has been relatively idle
Ann Coulter hammered the Obama Administration’s credibility and competence with regard to the NSA snooping scandal. In a characteristically fiery appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Coulter pointed out that the record gathering policy itself is not necessarily a problem, but in
In view of Thursday’s revelation that the Obama Administration obtained a subpoena for the wholesale acquisition of every single phone call made by every American on the Verizon network, it’s enlightening to see the staunch civil libertarian stance Obama took as a
A man in the crowd outside the “Today Show” studios took out a knife and cut himself Thursday morning. Matt Lauer informed viewers of the incident as the broadcast commenced in studio during a segment that was originally scheduled to be live in the
Two men featured on the front page of the New York Post during the days following the Boston Marathon bombing are suing the paper for defamation according to the Boston Globe: The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court said
Al Jazeera America has made a major hire for their new Washington Bureau. Former NBC reporter Michael Viqueira will be the new White House correspondent for the Qatar based news organization. “Michael Viqueira is a seasoned national correspondent with deep experience
Politico Executive Editor Jim VandeHei says the Bloomberg News is the media entity that is poised to make the biggest splash in Beltway coverage in the coming years. In a Q & A with paidContent, VandeHei discussed his move from The
When NBC News granted Al Sharpton the honor of having a prime time news show on their cable outlet, MSNBC, they lauded his role as an “elder statesman” of the Democratic Party. They named the show “Politics Nation” and positioned
The Huffington Post reported that “The White House Press Corps homepage and Twitter feed appears to have been hacked early Friday” but it appears they were observing a fake site and Twitter feed that has no actual affiliation with the
The Washington Post was one of the few news organizations in Washington DC to attend the off the record briefing by the Department of Justice to address the recent concerns over the DOJ’s heavy-handed use of search warrants on reporters. According to
Say what you will about MSNBC morning host Joe Scarborough; he doesn’t suffer from a deflated sense of self. In fact, he’s quite sure that he and only he has the secret to electoral success for the Republican party. This
Tom Brokaw did his very best to contextualize the numerous scandals pummeling the Obama Administration by saying they don’t rise up to the level of Watergate, Iran-Contra, or even Abu Ghraib. I was covering Iran-Contra during the Reagan administration when
In what is tantamount to an admission of the abandonment of journalistic impartiality, the New York Times Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan submitted an analysis of the paper’s coverage of the resurrection of Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s career. In a navel-gazing column designed to explore the
The government obtained “thousands and thousands” of phone records of Associated Press staffers according to CEO Gary Pruitt. Pruitt held a town hall meeting with AP staff and revealed that the phone records obtained by the DOJ included incoming and
NBC News cable outlet MSNBC finished May in a dismal 4th place in the ratings race delivering a humiliating blow to the left-leaning news network. If MSNBC execs are rationalizing the 4th place finish by pointing out that CNN Headline
The Associated Press is the latest major news outlet to inform President Obama’s Department of Justice that they will not be participating in an off-the-record briefing on how Eric Holder’s team deals with journalists who work with leakers. The announcement came
Former RNC Chair and former Lt. Governor of Maryland Michael Steele says he is weighing a possible run for Governor of Maryland. Steele appeared on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL in Washington DC with me and co-host Brian
Former Chairman of the GOP Michael Steele says Rep. Michele Bachmann is an important voice for the future of the Republican Party. This morning on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL in Washington DC, Steele commented on today’s surprise announcement from Bachmann
The Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee raised the stakes in the ongoing stare-down with Attorney General Eric Holder over his involvement with controversial investigations of reporters over the past several years. Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) along with Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
Tuesday’s self-serving, distraction tour of the Jersey Shore featuring President Barack Obama palling around with Governor Chris Christie to show-off the progress made since the devastating hurricane pummeled the shore six months ago, successfully allowed the media to change the subject from
