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Is CNN's Wolf Blitzer on the Way Out?

Is CNN's Wolf Blitzer on the Way Out?

On June 1, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer went to Twitter to crow about the success of CNN on its 33rd birthday and was razzed heartily for his enthusiasm. But even as he talks up his network, signs are pointing to Blitzer

Zakaria Makes the Media's (False) Case on the Economy

Zakaria Makes the Media's (False) Case on the Economy

On Sunday’s Global Public Square on CNN, host Fareed Zakaria presented a version of the same argument percolating through much of the mainstream media: that our economy is succeeding thanks to government.  Zakaria did allow that the private sector had led the

Liberal Media Gearing Up to Spin Obamacare Failures

Liberal Media Gearing Up to Spin Obamacare Failures

If you’ve followed American politics long enough, you’ve noticed a pattern that inevitably plays out with failed social policy.  Thomas Sowell discusses this pattern in his excellent book ‘Vision of the Anointed’ (1995 Harper Collins).  The second chapter is entitled

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

Responding to the $300 billion worth of ideas and research and development China allegedly steals from the U.S. annually via cyber attacks, Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer said, “The line is crossed, we are in cyber war.” He added that

Media Fail: Hillary's Favorability Ratings Collapse

Media Fail: Hillary's Favorability Ratings Collapse

In a new Quinnipiac survey, Hillary Clinton’s favorability ratings have taken a steep nosedive in just a few months. Back in February, the former Secretary of State and likely 2016 presidential contender sat at a comfortable 61% -34% favorable/unfavorable rating.

Brokaw: Obama Scandals Not As Bad As Abu Ghraib

Brokaw: Obama Scandals Not As Bad As Abu Ghraib

Tom Brokaw did his very best to contextualize the numerous scandals pummeling the Obama Administration by saying they don’t rise up to the level of Watergate, Iran-Contra, or even Abu Ghraib.  I was covering Iran-Contra during the Reagan administration when

Why Liberal Media Elites Don't Care About Bad Ratings

Why Liberal Media Elites Don't Care About Bad Ratings

Big Journalism’s Larry O’Connor had an excellent article the other day on MSNBC’s dismal ratings for the month of May.  You can read that here. It’s no secret that the more Leftward the MSM gets, the more they suffer declining

New York Review of Books Sympathizes with Jihadists

New York Review of Books Sympathizes with Jihadists

The latest edition of the New York Review of Books includes a 4,076-word piece sympathetic to the Boston jihadists who built bombs designed to rip through flesh and bone. In “The Bombers’ World,” Christian Caryl sets out to normalize the

Media See Covey as Antidote to Obama Scandals

Media See Covey as Antidote to Obama Scandals

James Comey, who is President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI, is causing frissons of excitement in the mainstream media. His admirable reputation as a whistleblower in the George W. Bush administration is also being greeted as a welcome

Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Entire Photography Staff

Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Entire Photography Staff

Because the media coordinates with one another, this corrupt institution is still very powerful when it comes to pushing its left-wing, big government agenda. Beneath the surface, though, the media is crumbling. One more log on the deathwatch fire is

Fox News Rejects Holder's Off-The-Record Meeting

Fox News Rejects Holder's Off-The-Record Meeting

Fox News will join the Associated Press, the New York Times, and the Huffington Post in rejecting Attorney General Eric Holder’s invitation to an off-the-record meeting that would deal with the Department of Justice’s guidelines for handling leak investigations.  The news organizations

New York Times Admits Soft Coverage of Weiner

New York Times Admits Soft Coverage of Weiner

In what is tantamount to an admission of the abandonment of journalistic impartiality, the New York Times Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan submitted an analysis of the paper’s coverage of the resurrection of Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s career.  In a navel-gazing column designed to explore the