Mass Senate: Media Ignore Ed Markey's 'Awful' Debate Performance

If you want to know why Fox News insists on always describing Politico as "the left-wing Politico," here is a perfect example. Last night U.S. Senate candidates Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez met for their final debate. Markey made at least two epic gaffes, but Politico chose to take no notice and covered the debate with a nothing-to-see here piece. by John Nolte 19 Jun 2013, 9:48 AM PDT

Chris Matthews: Lack of Teleprompter 'Ruined' Obama's Berlin Speech

MSNBC's number-one Obama fanboy, Chris Matthews, was obviously disappointed with President Obama's letdown of a speech in Germany Tuesday. Rather than place the blame where it belonged -- on the empty rhetoric, hypocritical platitudes, and crowd 95% smaller than the one Obama captured in '08 as a presidential candidate -- Matthews blamed it on the sun blotting out Obama's teleprompter. by John Nolte 19 Jun 2013, 8:08 AM PDT

NPR: Liberal Groups Now Say They Were 'Targeted' by IRS, Too

Tamara Keith of National Public Radio filed a story today on efforts by liberal non-profit groups to claim that they, too, were "targeted" by the IRS, just as conservative groups were. None of them, however, can claim that they were singled out because of their names or views--and many received approval before the 2012 election. by Joel B. Pollak 19 Jun 2013, 6:38 AM PDT

Exclusive--DENIED: Sarah Palin Turned Down 'View' Gig Before Hosts Defended Attack on Trig

Breitbart News has learned that less than a month before Barbara Walters defended Bill Maher's vicious attacks on Sarah Palin's special-needs son, Walters personally called Palin's camp to ask if the former Alaska governor could be a guest co-host on The View sometime during the months before the legendary anchor retires from TV journalism. by Tony Lee 18 Jun 2013

BuzzFeed Writer Dies in Car Crash at 33

Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly bright and hard-charging reporter who wrote stories that mattered. Most recently, he wrote about politics for the news website BuzzFeed, where the top editor said colleagues were devastated by the loss. from AP 18 Jun 2013

Chuck Todd Rips BuzzFeed for Violating PBS Embargo

BuzzFeed can attempt to rationalize this all they want, or try to paint it as gonzo-badassery, I suppose, but violating an embargo is awfully short-sighted. For a one-day traffic boost, the site has now lost the trust of who knows how many? by John Nolte 18 Jun 2013

Russell Brand on MSNBC's Mika: 'She's a Shaft-Grasper'

On Monday’s Morning Joe (MSNBC), guest Russell Brand dropped a sexual reference on co-host Mika Brzezinksi after she and panelists Katty Kay and Brian Schachtman began mocking him. by Breitbart News 18 Jun 2013

Sexism & Fox News: Politico Chief Loses Cool on Hot Seat

The New Republic's Isaac Chotiner sat down with Politico co-founders, executive editor Jim VandeHei and editor-in-chief John Harris. FishBowl DC noticed that things appeared to get a little tense and testy when both were pressed on the issue of sexism in their newsroom and charges of liberal bias from Fox News. by John Nolte 18 Jun 2013

Attkisson: 'I Think I Know' Who Hacked My Computer

"I think I know. But I’m just not prepared to go into that. We’re continuing our investigations. There are multifaceted looks at what to do next" by John Nolte 18 Jun 2013

Rush Limbaugh: Crony Capitalism, Big Money Behind GOP Amnesty Push

On Monday, conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh exposed the Republican politicians, donors, and consultants in the permanent political class that want the immigration bill to pass so they can benefit at the expense of American workers. by Tony Lee 18 Jun 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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