Gallup: Less Than One Fourth of Americans Trust Newspapers

A new poll on newspapers and television news shows that Americans' confidence in the news industry continues to erode in this era of mass communications, reaching a low not seen since 2007. by Warner Todd Huston 17 Jun 2013, 6:30 PM PDT

Palin to Reporter: You Put 'BS in CBS' for Comparing Iranian Candidates to Tea Partiers

While co-hosting the last hour of "Fox and Friends" on Monday, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin slammed CBS reporter Elizabeth Palmer for comparing Iranian presidential candidates to the American Tea Partiers over the weekend.  by Tony Lee 17 Jun 2013, 11:35 AM PDT

NSA Leaker: Media 'Far More Interested' in Girlfriend's Looks than Biggest Surveillance Program in History

On Monday, NSA leaker Edward Snowden did a live online chat with The Guardian (UK). by Ben Shapiro 17 Jun 2013, 10:00 AM PDT

Attkisson: 'Hacker Highly Skilled, Used Very Sophisticated Methods'

CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson appeared on "CBS This Morning" to discuss the hacking of her computer, which CBS News says they have verified through what Attkisson describes as an "independent cyber-security firm." She added that whomever did the hack was "highly skilled and used very sophisticated methods." by John Nolte 17 Jun 2013, 8:21 AM PDT

Schieffer: Snowden 'No Hero'

"I like people who are willing to stand up to the government. As a reporter, it’s my job to do that from time to time. Some of the people I admire most are in the government. Men and women who led the civil rights movement— Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr.—they are true heroes. I’m not ready to put Edward Snowden in that category. For one thing, I don’t remember Martin Luther King, Jr. or Rosa Parks running off and hiding in China. The people who led the civil rights movement were willing to break the law and suffer the consequences. That’s a little different than putting the nation’s security at risk and running away." by Larry O'Connor 17 Jun 2013, 6:24 AM PDT

Ms. Magazine Mocks Gun Owners with 'My Month with A Gun' Blog

Ms. Magazine is following Heidi Yewman as she carries a gun for a month to prove how lenient gun laws are. by AWR Hawkins 17 Jun 2013, 6:24 AM PDT

Pew: Media Coverage Biased In Favor of Same-Sex Marriage By 5-to-1

No one who watched the mainstream media coverage surrounding the Supreme Court deliberations about same-sex marriage needs a Pew study to tell them how horribly biased the coverage was. The only surprise is that the margin of stories favoring same-sex marriage, as compared to stories that voiced opposition, was only 5-to-1. by John Nolte 17 Jun 2013, 5:46 AM PDT

NY Review of Books: Terror and 'Hyperbole' Distract from America's Gun Problem

The current issue of the New York Review of Books carries a column in which David Cole argues that the passage of new gun control is difficult because of pro-gun hyperbole and because Americans inexplicably take terrorism more seriously that gun violence. by AWR Hawkins 17 Jun 2013, 5:13 AM PDT

Pew Study: Media Coverage Overwhelmingly Pro-Gay Marriage

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism looked at nearly 500 stories on the topic over a two-month period that began just before the court started hearings in March on legalizing same-sex marriage. By a 5-to-1 margin, the stories with statements in support of legalization outweighed those dominated by opponents' views. by Larry O'Connor 17 Jun 2013, 5:02 AM PDT

CBS's Scott Pelley Underestimates Fox News Ratings by 90%

In a recent interview, CBS Evening News host Scott Pelley said that he thinks that Fox News really doesn't have very many viewers--underestimating the network's actual ratings by about 90 percent. by Warner Todd Huston 16 Jun 2013

'Breitbart News Sunday' on SXM 125: Sen. Sessions, Tea Party Patriots' Martin

On "Breitbart News Sunday" on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m EDT, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will discuss the latest developments concerning the Senate's immigration bill. Jenny Beth Martin, of the Tea Party Patriots, will be in studio to discuss the "Audit the IRS" rally in Washington, D.C. on June 19 her group is organizing. Josh Miller, the creator and producer of the important film, "Made in USA." And Breitbart News CEO Larry Solov will pay tribute to the late father of the late Andrew Breitbart. Gerald Breitbart passed away last week. by Breitbart News 16 Jun 2013

CNN Cites Subway Censor Eltahawy as Authority on Freedom

On Sunday's edition of Global Public Square, CNN's Fareed Zakaria invited Mona Eltahawy to offer her perspective on the anti-government protests in Turkey and the rights of women in the Muslim world. It is unclear what qualifies Eltahawy as an authority on rights of any kind, since she is currently being prosecuted for defacing a poster on the New York City subway that she happened to dislike--a crime of which she is proud. by Joel B. Pollak 16 Jun 2013

CBS News Compares Iranian Candidates to Tea Party

On Saturday, CBS News reported on the elections in Iran – by comparing the mullahs to the Tea Party. by Ben Shapiro 16 Jun 2013

Schieffer: Snowden 'No Hero,' Should Turn Himself In

On CBS’ Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer told National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden that he should turn himself in to US authorities. “I like people who are willing to stand up to the government,” Schieffer said. “As a reporter, it’s my job to do that from time to time …. The people who led the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, they are true heroes. I’m not ready to put Edward Snowden in that category. For one thing, I don’t remember Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks running off and hiding in China.” by Ben Shapiro 16 Jun 2013

Media Fail: Poll Shows Obama Lost Public Trust

While our corrupt media has done its best to turn the page on Barack Obama's myriad of scandals, the deep-dive numbers in a new Fox News poll are absolutely devastating for the president. by John Nolte 15 Jun 2013

NBC Latino Contributor: Whole Foods' English-Only Policy Inclusive

A nationally syndicated columnist and NBC Latino contributor believes that Whole Foods's policy of requiring its employees to speak English at work is not only inclusive but also just plain "common sense." by Tony Lee 14 Jun 2013

'Fertile': Jeb Bush Saved By Being on 'Media's Side' of Immigration Reform

Had Bush said the EXACT SAME THING in opposition to immigration reform, the media would have already labeled him an anti-science racist, and that firestorm would last for however long was necessary to destroy his political career. by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

Busted Again: Washington Post Stealth Edits Obama/Africa Story

For the second time in a week, The Washington Post has been caught editing a major story without noting publicly that the story has been changed. This is highly unethical, but apparently standard procedure at the once-legendary Post. by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

Flashback: Justice Dept - 'To Our Knowledge' We Did Not Hack Attkisson's Computer

"To our knowledge, the Justice Department has never compromised Ms. Attkisson’s computers, or otherwise sought any information from or concerning any telephone, computer, or other media device she may own or use." by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

O'Reilly: MSNBC Ratings Collapse 'Unglues' Chris Matthews

Red State's Erick Erickson and the Media Research Center's Tim Graham joined Bill O'Reilly for an entertaining look at how a 20% ratings collapse has affected MSNBC's approach to programming. Chris Matthews, specifically, has gone even further off the rails with his personal attacks against Bill O'Reilly and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

CBS News: Sharyl Attkisson's Computer Hacked 'Multiple Times'

Through a series of tweets released Friday, CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson reported that an internal CBS investigation conducted by a cyber security firm, confirmed that her computer has been hacked. Data was extracted and the investigation into the hacker is ongoing. by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

Media Fail: Smith & Wesson Stock, Sales Soar

Gun maker Smith & Wesson hit a revenue record during their last fiscal year, which ended April 30. Preliminary numbers show that sales were up 43% over the previous year and hit $580 million. CNN Money reports that, "Earnings were a record $1.22 a share, up from 40 cents a share in the prior fiscal year." by John Nolte 14 Jun 2013

Media Buries IRS Scandal

"By May 24, the Big Three network anchors and reporters seemed ready to move on from the story. The release of embarrassing IRS conference training videos featuring a Star Trek spoof and employees learning how to line dance, all on the taxpayers' dime, and congressional testimony from conservatives bullied by the IRS, failed to reignite the furious pace of stories from the first two weeks of the scandal." by Larry O'Connor 14 Jun 2013

Press Corps Cackle at Weekly Standard Abortion Question to Pelosi

At a Thursday press conference, the Weekly Standard's John McCormack asked House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi what the moral difference was between Dr. Kermit Gosnell's murdering born-alive infants and legalized late-term abortion. In response, McCormack was not only met with anger from Pelosi but also howls of laughter from his media colleagues. by John Nolte 13 Jun 2013

Sarah Palin Returns to Fox News

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is rejoining Fox News as a contributor less than five months after declining the network's offer to renew her contract. Palin will make her first return appearance on "Fox & Friends" next Monday. by Tony Lee 13 Jun 2013

Greenwald On NSA Snooping: Pols Want Me Arrested For 'Crime Of Doing Journalism'

Guardian reporter Glen Grenwald pushed back hard at politicians who are calling for his investigation and prosecution for his involvement in the NSA snooping scandal. King, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, has said he wants Greenwald prosecuted for threatening to reveal the identities of CIA agents. Greenwald claims he never made such a threat when he exposed the PRISM program. He said King and other politicians are targeting him for “the crime of doing journalism.” by Larry O'Connor 13 Jun 2013

Dershowitz On PRISM Scandal: 'Greenwald Hates America'

Thursday morning on the nationally syndicated "Geraldo" show, I interviewed constitutional law professor Alan Dershowitz. A champion of civil rights and a staunch supporter of the 4th amendment, Dershowitz echoed King's sentiments in the strongest fashion, even going so far as to calling Greenwald "not a real journalist" and charging that he "hates America." by Larry O'Connor 13 Jun 2013

Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce from Wendi Deng

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999. from AP 13 Jun 2013

CNN Makes Big News of Racist Tweets Written By… Nobodies

As much as anyone, I appreciate the fact that CNN is trying to resurrect its ratings through a more tabloid style of journalism. Anything that removes these leftists further from America's political dialogue is a plus for America. But how stupid and desperate does CNN have to be in order to make Big News of racist tweets written by anonymous nobodies. by John Nolte 13 Jun 2013

Media Fail: Voters Turn Against Obama, His Surveillance State

Monday, The Washington Post released a Pew Poll that supposedly proved that a majority of Americans found "acceptable" the new revelations about the NSA's seizing of all of our phone records. Instantly, and across almost every media outlet, this poll was hailed as good news for President Obama. But now that three subsequent polls prove that the complete opposite is true, the media have chose to ignore those -- and Obama's falling poll number by John Nolte 13 Jun 2013

Coulter Hammers Hannity: 'You're Like A Liberal'

Ann Coulter is not a very big fan of the "Gang of Eight" and the "Immigration Reform" bill making its way through the US Senate this week. She's even more critical of Republican politicians and their insistence on moving forward with immigration legislation that appears to be geared toward expanding the Democratic Party's voter rolls by 11 million new Latino voters. by Larry O'Connor 13 Jun 2013

Washington Post: Family Relations Between Media, Obama Officials Does Not Affect Coverage

Our media would be just as corrupt, just as unwilling to dig into scandals, just as obsessed with The WomanParts and gay marriage; just as dishonest, partisan, and lazy were no one in any way related to top official within the Obama administration. by John Nolte 13 Jun 2013

The Nation: Bradley Manning Aided National Security More Than SEAL Team Six

Check out this headline that ran on the front page of The Nation's website: "Bradley Manning vs. SEAL Team 6." Let's not let the suspense kill you about who the self-described "flagship of the left" chooses between the WikiLeaks leaker and the elite Navy anti-terrorism squad; The Nation is Team Manning all the way. by Lee Stranahan 13 Jun 2013

ABC News 'Pink Slime' Lawsuit Heads Back to State Court

A federal judge on Wednesday moved a South Dakota beef processing company's defamation lawsuit against ABC News back to state court. from AP 12 Jun 2013

Breitbart's Boyle, Nolte Lead Twitter 'Fight Club'

If you are a Twitter user. you know without question that the social media service often becomes little else than a massive fight club with lots of name calling and foul language. A survey of the Twitter accounts of some well-known journalists and media types shows that they are just as prone to the fight club mentality as everyone else. by Warner Todd Huston 12 Jun 2013

Washington & Wall Street: At Facebook, It's About Quality vs. Quantity

My take on Zuckerberg has always been simple: smart young man with poorly developed business skills and, more important, a glaring lack of good professional advice. Last year’s IPO was a complete fiasco, but one that was predictable given the current state of Wall Street. by Christopher Whalen 12 Jun 2013

Gallup: Obama Approval Hits 9 Month Low

For the first time in over nine months, Gallup's tracking poll has President Obama's job approval rating sinking to 45%. The last time that happened was back in September of 2012. Moreover, the president's disapproval rating has climbed to 47%, meaning he is upside down. The last time that happened was nearly as long ago. by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

Telegraph: Guardian's Snowden Scoop Unraveling?

"Now that the dust has settled after the Edward Snowden affair, it’s time to ask some tough questions about The Guardian’s scoop of the week. Snowden’s story is that he dropped a $200,000 a year job and a (very attractive) girlfriend in Hawaii for a life in hiding in Hong Kong in order to expose the evils of the NSA's Prism programme. But bits of the story are now being questioned." by Breitbart News 12 Jun 2013

Orwell's Warning for Conservative New Media

Since the NSA and PRISM scandals broke, sales of George Orwell's 1984 have been soaring. The story of an all-seeing, all-knowing state is suddenly relevant again. Yet long before Orwell focused his literary imagination on official propaganda, he attacked the deceptions of mainstream and partisan media as precursors to tyranny. by Joel B. Pollak 12 Jun 2013

Report: 'Furious' CBS Anchor Buries State Dept. Sex Scandal

Page Six reports that CBS News anchor Scott Pelley and his executive producer chose not to broadcast a report about the State Department sex scandal on the CBS Evening News. Apparently, both men were angry over the fact that the story broke on the CBS Morning Show instead of the on their show. by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

Greenwald: Media Filled with 'Slavishly Partisan…Democrats'

Whatever you might think of Glenn Greenwald's politics (I am not a fan) and his decision to break a number of stories surrounding Obama's historic surveillance state (I am a fan), give the man points for consistency. This stuff infuriated Greenwald when Bush did it and he is just as infuriated today. by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

Politico: Obama Oversaw 'Greatest Expansion of Electronic Surveillance in U.S. History'

Politico rips into Obama's cratering trust deficit today and makes a crucial admission that much of the media has been dancing around since the revelations hit last week about the NSA's seizing of phone records and the PRISM program. Politico describes Obama's moves as a "secret program that dragnets most phone records and much of the Internet." by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

Busted: Washington Post Stealth Edits PRISM Story

In the world of media, you are sometimes going to publish something that is incorrect. People understand that. But to sneak back in and make corrections without noting the corrections, is appalling. You would think that of all the news outlets out there, the Washington Post would understand that the cover-up is worse than the crime. by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

Study: 22% of TV Journalists Face Job Burnout

You think carrying The State's water is easy work? Think again, my friends. A study of 900 journalists done by the University of Kansas found that a full 22% of television journalists were facing burnout. Why one morning show host complained that she was required to tweet three times every half-hour while she was on the air. by John Nolte 12 Jun 2013

MSNBC: Gov. George Wallace Was a Republican

MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes tried to rewrite history on Tuesday, describing the late segregationist Gov. George Wallace of Alabama as a Republican. Wallace was a Democrat--as were most Jim Crow-era leaders. by Joel B. Pollak 12 Jun 2013

Morning Joe Attacks Snowden as 'Weasel'

While discussing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden this morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough railed against the source of Glen Greenwald's story exposing vast electronic wiretapping by the US government and called him "a weasel." by Larry O'Connor 12 Jun 2013

AP: Don't Call Snowden 'Whistleblower'

According to Michael Calderone, AP standards editor Tom Kent told his staff Monday that "whether the actions exposed by Snowden and [WikiLeaks source Bradley] Manning constitute wrongdoing is hotly contested, so we should not call them whistle-blowers on our own at this point." by Larry O'Connor 12 Jun 2013

King: Prosecute Journalists for Publishing Leaked Information

"Actually, if they–if they knew that this was classified information–I think action should be taken, especially on something of this magnitude. I know that the whole issue of leaks has been gone into over the last month. I think something on this magnitude, there is an obligation, both moral but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something which would so severely compromise national security. As a practical matter, I–I guess it happened in the past several years, a number of reporters who have been prosecuted under us, so the answer is yes to your question." by Larry O'Connor 12 Jun 2013

NYT Posts, Takes Down Story About Women in Weiner Sexting Scandal

On Monday, the New York Times mistakenly posted an article profiling some of the women involved in Anthony Weiner's infamous sexting scandal--and then promptly took it down. by Tony Lee 11 Jun 2013

PBS NewsHour Closes Offices, Lays Off Staff, Turns to Freelancers

PBS NewsHour" is completely closing down its Denver and San Francisco offices, eliminating "several production positions in its Washington DC office, while leaving two open senior-level roles unfilled," and preparing to turn to more outside freelancers. by John Nolte 11 Jun 2013

Paul Krugman Focuses on Princeton Bomb Threat Victim Paul Krugman

On Tuesday morning, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was minding his own business at a coffee shop on the Princeton University campus when his world stopped turning. The Princeton University campus received a bomb threat to multiple buildings, forcing evacuation. by Ben Shapiro 11 Jun 2013

New York Times Yanks Weiner Story

Claiming they had "inadvertently" published "before it was ready for publication," The New York Times published and then yanked a story about Anthony Weiner titled: “For Women in Weiner Scandal, Indignity Lingers.” by John Nolte 11 Jun 2013

New York Times: Lack of Global Warming Proves There's Global Warming

"The rise in the surface temperature of earth has been markedly slower over the last 15 years than in the 20 years before that. And that lull in warming has occurred even as greenhouse gases have accumulated in the atmosphere at a record pace." by John Nolte 11 Jun 2013

Time Magazine and the Enshrining of Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Can a Media Hero Do Any Wrong?

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at the helm of arguably the most corrupt city in the nation, has an image challenge. He has created enemies left, right, and center in the name of budget cuts while racking up spending on pet projects for the 1% like a maze of protected bike lanes through the city. His notorious temper and connections to the embattled Obama “Chicago Way” Administration risk forever tainting his turn in charge. by Rebel Pundit 10 Jun 2013

CNN Launches Dishonest Attack On Clarence Thomas--To Protect Voter Fraud

CNN published an article by John Blake entitled "Three questions for Clarence Thomas" that allows them to not only distort the black conservative judge's opinions, but also to tip-toe on the edge of racism, referring to Justice Thomas as a "sellout" and "Uncle Thomas" while hiding behind the cowardly journalistic trick of "Hey, we're just reporting what other people say!" by Lee Stranahan 10 Jun 2013

NBC News: Clapper 'Didn't Have Good Response' About Misleading Congress

"Clapper didn’t have a good response why he seemed to mislead Congress about the program." by John Nolte 10 Jun 2013

AP Turns On Obama: Second Term On Verge of Imploding

In a brutal Monday column, Liz Sidoti, the national politics editor for The Associated Press, takes a look at the Obama Administration's mounting scandals, the president's promises, and the polls. Her conclusion is that Obama's second term is on the verge of imploding. by John Nolte 10 Jun 2013

Greenwald Slams Mika For 'Misleading' With White House Talking Points

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 legality of the leaks. She told Greenwald that the wiretapping requires a search warrant, "It’s not like there’s haphazard probing into all of our personal emails." by Larry O'Connor 10 Jun 2013

Pentagon Papers' Ellsberg Praises Snowden

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 broke Sunday afternoon. by Larry O'Connor 10 Jun 2013

GOP Rep Attacks Reporter Over NSA Story

"Someone did not have authorization to release this information. Why that’s so important is they didn’t have all of the information. I know your reporter that you interviewed, Greenwald, says that he’s got it all and now is an expert on the program. He doesn’t have a clue how this thing works, and neither did the person who released just enough information to literally be dangerous." by Larry O'Connor 10 Jun 2013

NY Times Talks Up NSA's Expertise

In a story that reads like a gushing profile article on an exciting new business venture, The New York Times reported on the vast growth and technological advancement of the National Security Agency's data mining capabilities. by Warner Todd Huston 10 Jun 2013

LA Times Emphasizes 'Fascination with Guns,' not Mental Illness, in Santa Monica Shooting

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the 24-year-old Santa Monica shooter had a history of mental illness but leads a June 9 story with the claim of an “unnamed source” who said that the killer had a "fascination with guns." by Warner Todd Huston 10 Jun 2013

Paul Krugman: 'We Are Kind of an Authoritarian Surveillance State'

Liberal economist and leading modern Keynesian, Paul Krugman of The New York Times, has been one of Barack Obama's biggest cheerleaders, but suddenly he is a bit down on the Obama administration saying that he is afraid that the country is becoming an "authoritarian surveillance state." by Warner Todd Huston 10 Jun 2013