
In the wake of last week’s much-discussed New York Times investigative report detailing cronyism and mismanagement inside the Clinton Foundation, former president Bill Clinton issued an open letter in an attempt to stem the public relations backlash. Clinton’s letter challenged a couple of the Times’ assertions that
by Wynton Hall17 Aug 2013, 9:24 PM PST0

By dumping its own revenue enhancement experiment, the San Francisco Chronicle has joined many other newspapers that tried and failed to improve revenue by instituting an online paywall. As traditional print media struggles to find its way in this increasingly
by Warner Todd Huston17 Aug 2013, 1:43 PM PST0

If what he said on August 16 is any indication, Joe Scarborough feels that only politicians, not talk show hosts, should apologize when they call someone a name or give others a false impression of someone in the news. Scarborough’s
by Warner Todd Huston17 Aug 2013, 1:26 PM PST0

When Reggie Love, President Obama’s ex-assistant, revealed in an interview that the president left the Situation Room during the bin Laden raid to play 15 games of Spades with Love and a few others, the revelation threatened the White House’s
by John Nolte17 Aug 2013, 7:20 AM PST0

Despite what you are reading in media reports about how the RNC’s long overdue primary debate boycott of CNN and NBC also includes the Spanish-language Telemundo and CNN Espanol, it is important to point out that the boycott does not
by John Nolte17 Aug 2013, 6:39 AM PST0

The Daily Beast’s Kevin Fallon poured over a thousand words into an article detailing Oprah Winfrey’s publicity tour for her new film, “The Butler.” Memory-holed from the piece, though, is Oprah’s attempt to pull a race hoax on America and
by John Nolte17 Aug 2013, 5:40 AM PST0

Al Jazeera America is urging customers to send letters asking cable providers to add the network to their lineups before the channel’s August 20 premiere. The fledgling news network faces the same critical issue as Al Gore’s former network; after
by Warner Todd Huston16 Aug 2013, 11:40 PM PST0

Predicting that the new Al Jazeera America news network will experience a “rolling success,” the soon-to-launch network’s American chief, Kate O’Brien, insisted that the network is just what America is looking for. At the same time, interim CEO Ehab Al
by Warner Todd Huston16 Aug 2013, 4:24 PM PST0

A new survey indicates that a majority of journalism school graduates do not read newspapers, magazines, and books–preferring to get their news and entertainment electronically via TV, social media, and the Internet. The study put out by the University of
by Warner Todd Huston16 Aug 2013, 4:13 PM PST0

In June, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis (D) made a name for herself with her opposition to an abortion provider safety law. Now, with rumors that she is considering a run for governor, Davis is lending herself to a new
by Warner Todd Huston16 Aug 2013, 3:50 PM PST0

CNN host Piers Morgan apologized to Breitbart News’ AWR Hawkins on Thursday via Twitter and admitted he was wrong when he claimed Virginia had the highest murder rate in 2009 on Piers Morgan Tonight. My apologies to @AWRHawkins – I wrongly stated
by Tony Lee16 Aug 2013, 3:02 PM PST0

On Friday, Inside Music Media reported the inside story behind Sean Hannity’s split with Cumulus Media, owned by the Dickeys: Sean Hannity, the popular conservative radio and TV talk show host, turns down a recent Cumulus offer to renew his
by Breitbart News16 Aug 2013, 11:15 AM PST0

Politico’s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei stretched their writing wings and penned an editorial Thursday night on the looming collapse of the Republican party. Allen and VandeHai, whose day jobs are to undercut the GOP and its candidates, feign concern
by Mike Flynn16 Aug 2013, 10:55 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor16 Aug 2013, 4:56 AM PST0

“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
by Larry O'Connor16 Aug 2013, 2:41 AM PST0

This week, conservative scholar and talk radio host Mark Levin said he would accept an offer by the Republican National Committee to moderate a presidential debate during the 2016 cycle. Last week, RNC communications director Sean Spicer appeared on The
by Tony Lee15 Aug 2013, 7:38 PM PST0

In an online column for the Washington City Paper, Patrick Pexton, the former-ombudsman for the Washington Post, offered some free advice to the paper’s new owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Pexton closed his lengthy article with three paragraphs explaining why
by John Nolte15 Aug 2013, 10:11 AM PST0

(AP) Washington Post website hackedNEW YORKThe Washington Post says its website has been hacked. The newspaper says in a note on its website that readers of some of its stories are being redirected to the website of the Syrian Electronic
by Breitbart News15 Aug 2013, 9:29 AM PST0

In December of 2008, David Gregory took over as the permanent host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the then-41-year-old current affairs show and longest running program on network television. Over two years later, Gregory was in first place and even
by John Nolte15 Aug 2013, 8:08 AM PST0
National Public Radio’s Kirk Siegler, reporting for Morning Edition, filed a fair story on Wednesday’s immigration reform rally in Bakersfield, California, in contrast to much of the rest of the mainstream media. The rally brought together far fewer people than
by Lee Stranahan15 Aug 2013, 6:55 AM PST0

Buried within an article on Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s run for U.S. Senate, Edward-Isaac Dovere of Politico admits “the irony that in the age of Obama, Republicans have done a better job than Democrats of bringing diversity through their ranks.”
by Joel B. Pollak15 Aug 2013, 6:54 AM PST0

Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were motivated to commit their despicable act of terrorism by conservative thinkers, according to MSNBC’s Alex Wagner and Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mark Potok. Furthermore, the violence seen in Boston is part and parcel to the vocal,
by Larry O'Connor15 Aug 2013, 3:38 AM PST0

Thousands of activists for immigration reform have gone missing after only four hundred turned up at Wednesday’s rally in Bakersfield, CA outside the office of Republican Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. Though the SEIU reported that “more than 5,000 people” had
by Joel B. Pollak14 Aug 2013, 10:13 PM PST0

While I was a guest on Piers Morgan Live on August 13, Morgan took aim at that claim that more guns led to less crime in Virginia. He claimed Virginia had “the highest murder rate in the country” according to
by AWR Hawkins14 Aug 2013, 6:20 PM PST0

Last month, a wealthy movie and television star took to Twitter to hurl homophobic slurs at a gay reporter, and to urge his million-plus followers to commit acts of violence against the man. Last week, a nobody — a jester,
by John Nolte14 Aug 2013, 2:32 PM PST0