
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan characterized the paper’s Syria coverage as not “sufficiently skeptical” of President Obama’s case for war. Going further, Sullivan accused her paper of using the administration’s voice rather than their own in reporting: I’ve
by Larry O'Connor3 Sep 2013, 4:36 AM PST0

Reporters Without Borders has issued a scathing report on the treatment of reporters in Egypt since the removal of President Mohamed Morsi in early July: Since 3 July, a total of five journalists have been killed, 80 journalists have been
by Larry O'Connor3 Sep 2013, 3:57 AM PST0

Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post’s future owner, says he is eager to try new things in search of an exciting future for the venerable but struggling daily. In his first interview with the Post since the $250 million dollar acquisition
by Breitbart News3 Sep 2013, 3:13 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor3 Sep 2013, 3:00 AM PST0

The Daily Beast suggested Monday that if Colorado state senator Angela Giron loses in the coming recall election spurred by gun control legislation, it could be because the state’s Democrats are not zealous to defend a woman. According to author
by AWR Hawkins3 Sep 2013, 2:35 AM PST0

Politico reported Monday that “two comedians are tackling the sensitive topic of Islamophobia in the way they know best: laughter.” The article, entitled “Film tackles Islamophobia with humor,” puffs up Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, “the co-directors of ‘The Muslims
by Pamela Geller2 Sep 2013, 3:44 PM PST0

One of the largest newspapers in Trenton, New Jersey recently characterized a left-wing think tank and a liberal government employee union as “non-partisan” in a news story on a report exploring the economic impact of comprehensive immigration reform. Naturally, that
by Warner Todd Huston2 Sep 2013, 2:41 PM PST0

On May 27, 2012, BBC News ran a photograph purportedly showing victims of Syrian violence. There was only one problem: it ran a file photo from Iraq in 2003. The picture actually depicted an Iraqi child among lines of body
by Breitbart News2 Sep 2013, 9:17 AM PST0

August was largely a disappointment for both the pro- and anti-immigration reform rallies that were meant to rally public opinion on both sides of the issue. But the Arizona Republic, like many mainstream media outlets, falsely scores the outcome in
by Joel B. Pollak2 Sep 2013, 3:59 AM PST0

Secretary of State John Kerry struggled to defend President Obama’s plan for Syria when he appeared on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. On Saturday, Obama said he would seek Congressional approval for military strikes on Syria. Wallace asked Kerry
by Mary Chastain1 Sep 2013, 2:09 PM PST0

Der Spiegel is reporting that they have seen documents from NSA leaker Edward Snowden showing that the agency hacked into Al Jazeera’s communications system. Al Jazeera has broadcast messages and propaganda from Al Qaeda for more than a decade. One
by Breitbart News1 Sep 2013, 11:25 AM PST0

On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM to 10 PM EDT, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the conflict in Syria and the rise of the conservative/Tea Party movement
by Breitbart News1 Sep 2013, 9:48 AM PST0

In a post today at his Washington Post blog, Ezra Klein attempts to defend Enroll America’s targeting of ten states–nine of which have GOP governors–as something other than a political ploy to use Obamacare exchanges to build Democratic political organizations
by Joel B. Pollak1 Sep 2013, 9:48 AM PST0

In the years since the United States first went to war in Iraq, liberal groups and commentators have accused many media outlets of not asking the right or critical questions of the Bush administration. This is something our gatekeepers of
by Chuck Warren1 Sep 2013, 5:27 AM PST0

In his Saturday Playbook email, Politico’s Mike Allen defended GOP establishment Senators like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Lamar Alexander and others facing Tea Party challengers as up against nothing more than an “expensive headache” they will defeat. Allen,
by Matthew Boyle31 Aug 2013, 12:10 PM PST0

On MSNBC’s Politics Nation on Thursday, liberal talk radio host Joe Madison referred to conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and Fox News host Bill O’Reilly as “Jim Crow’s grandson” and “Jim Crow Esquire” during a discussion about race with
by Tony Lee31 Aug 2013, 11:51 AM PST0

Ben Shapiro, Breitbart News editor-at-large and editor-in-chief of the upcoming TruthRevolt.org, a project of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, will be joining In Depth on CSPAN-2 BOOKTV on Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET to discuss his authorial career.
by Elizabeth Sheld30 Aug 2013, 2:48 PM PST0

Top editors at the supposedly objective New York Times admitted on Friday that its coverage of Syria differs substantially from its coverage of Iraq thanks to the newspaper’s warm feelings toward President Obama. Margaret Sullivan, public editor of the newspaper,
by Ben Shapiro30 Aug 2013, 1:33 PM PST0

In a stunning historical error, Los Angeles Times reporters Kathleen Hennessey, Richard Simon, Alexei Koseff reported that “Democrats led the passage of civil rights legislation that marchers pushed for in 1963.” In fact, Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), a former
by Wynton Hall30 Aug 2013, 7:30 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor30 Aug 2013, 5:51 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor30 Aug 2013, 5:27 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor30 Aug 2013, 4:21 AM PST0

Florida taxpayers are set to subsidize a joint venture between Univision and ABC that will try to use a new cable channel to “own” the debate on comprehensive immigration reform. According to a report in the Miami Herald, Fusion, the cable channel that
by Tony Lee29 Aug 2013, 12:24 PM PST0

After claiming on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show that Sen. Ted Cruz was “fear stoking” on Obamacare in a way that was reminiscent of “Joe McCarthy,” MSNBC host and former Hillary Clinton Press Secretary Karen Finney was taken aback when Hewitt
by Jarrett Stepman29 Aug 2013, 7:41 AM PST0

Concerned that immigration reform could fall off Obama’s agenda with international crises and economic woes looming, the influential liberal magazine The Atlantic is now floating what they refer to as ‘the nuclear option’; the idea that President Obama could unilaterally
by Lee Stranahan29 Aug 2013, 12:21 AM PST0