A Cairo court Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels, including Al-Jazeera Egypt and Ahrar 25, a network belonging to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. The Associated Press reports the court claims the stations had been operating illegally and were
A controversial talk radio host has been murdered by hooded gunmen in southern Philippines, police said Friday. Fernando Solijon, 47, host of a weekday show on DXLS station in Iligan City, had frequently criticized local officials on his radio show
The AP is reporting that the Guardian Newspaper has struck a deal with the British Government to allow authorities to examine documents they seized after detaining reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner for questioning on August 18th as he changed planes on his
Via AFP: Eight bus drivers in Paraguay and one of their wives have undergone crucifixion in a gruesome protest after the drivers were sacked, an AFP reporter witnessed Thursday. The protesters have had 15-inch nails driven into the flesh between
Ed Schultz is back in prime time on MSNBC and his convoluted, blustery, incoherent, illogical analysis is back too. He took to the peacock network’s cable outlet Thursday night to hammer conservatives (specifically using the veiled quasi-anti-semitic term ‘neocons’) for
I don’t think any of us were expecting this. Julian Assange has appeared in a rap video wearing a mullet wig that makes him look like an albino Billy Ray Cyurus. He sings a WikiLeaks-themed parody of the hit rock
Keith Olbermann premiered a new sports show on ESPN2 last night. During one segment, he declared that “Reporting is dead” and went on to attack the New York Daily News for a recent report on the New York Jets: Reporting
AdWeek is reporting that The Daily Beast could lose as much as $12 million dollars this year. The article focuses on the Beast’s enigmatic leader, Tina Brown, and speculates about what her next move will be after the disastrous acquisition
Fox News channel media analyst Howard Kurtz commented on President Obama’s recent interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo about how some Republican congressman had told him they were “worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio”
Canadian journalist Lori Welbourne was interviewing Walter Gray, Mayor of Kelowna, about whether it was legal to go topless in public. Welbourne took a pro-topless position with the mayor and then asked him to hold her microphone and undid her
Call him “Captain Obvious.” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes has a firm grasp on what everyone in the universe knows: his show is tanking in the ratings. In a fawning puff piece about MSNBC in this month’s New Yorker magazine, Hayes admits
The Huffington Post is chastising media outlets for not immediately referring to Bradley Manning as “she” now that he has decided that he is transgendered and wishes to be treated as a woman and called “Chelsea.” HuffPo’s admonishing, accusatory
The Huffington Post has accused Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and Fox News of falsely injecting race into the story of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane who was murdered last week while jogging in Duncan, Okla. Police have not ascribed any racial
Finally we have an answer to the burning question: “What does Lady Gaga think about the Bradley Manning verdict?” The news of Bradley Manning’s sentencing is devastating. If our own can’t speak up about injustice who will? How will we
Add Donald Trump to the growing chorus of observers lashing out at New York Magazine‘s hyperbolic article chronicling the recent drama at Fox News surrounding the firing of Brian Lewis. The Donald took to Twitter to call the article by
When it came time to pick a little puppy pal for White House dog, Bo, the Obama family seems to have made the politically incorrect choice of purchasing a pure-bred instead of adopting a rescue dog from one of the
The Associated Press reports both CBS and ABC are gaining ground on the once-dominant NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Evening newscasts on ABC and CBS are both gaining ground on market leader Brian Williams of NBC News, but that’s
Dr. Phil finds himself in a Twitter controversy after having to delete a tweet that caused quite a stir: Considering Dr. Phil hosts a talk show driven by lifestyle and relationship driven topics, it seems the subject matter is
After his appearance on ABC News’ “This Week,” Fox News contributor Bill Kristol participated in the online post panel conversation wherein he suggested Gov. Sarah Palin could revive her political career by running for US Senate. I think the way
When Gary Knell became CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), it was in the wake of James O’Keefe’s hidden video exposé showing the fundraising arm of the publicly funded radio network trashing Republicans and seemingly complicit with receiving donations from
Screw You, Eliot Spitzer. That’s the message from New York tabloid the Daily News in their vociferous endorsement of Spitzer’s opponent Scott Stringer in the New York City Comptroller race. Less an endorsement for Springer than a devastating take-down
The Chicago Tribune has come out in favor of delaying and re-writing Obamacare, a program they refer to as a “monstrosity.” Bottom line: Let’s delay and rewrite this ill-conceived law. Congress need not start from scratch. Lawmakers can build on
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos defended himself against charges that he had “invented” the “War on Women” strategy for the Obama campaign in 2012 by injecting the issue into a debate in New Hampshire during the primaries. Appearing on the Laura
“I’m gay, and I’m just the same person as you, my dear audience, as President Putin, as Prime Minister Medvedev and the deputies of our Duma.” That’s what KontrTV anchor Anton Krasovsky said during last Friday’s broadcast, his last. After
A group called The American Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC) is planning a one million Muslims march to Washington D.C. on September 11th. The timing of the group’s march is seen by many as tasteless (to say the least) considering
