
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
by Warner Todd Huston3 Jun 2013, 2:21 AM PST0

Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of Matt Drudge’s speech to the National Press Club. At that speech, Drudge – at that point most famous for breaking the Lewinsky scandal under the nose of Newsweek – told the media, “The internet
by Breitbart News2 Jun 2013, 7:30 PM PST0

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
by Joel B. Pollak2 Jun 2013, 3:58 PM PST0

On “Breitbart News Sunday” on Sirius XM Patriot Ch. 125 from 7 p.m. EDT to 10 p.m EDT, Stephen K. Bannon, Breitbart News’s Executive Chairman, will co-host this week with guest Charles Hurt, a conservative columnist for the Washington Times.
by Breitbart News2 Jun 2013, 10:04 AM PST0

One hundred and fifty two new sex abuse allegations have been made against dozens of BBC employees as well as its most famous TV presenter. The new allegations have been brought in the Jimmy Savile sex scandal that erupted last
by Warner Todd Huston2 Jun 2013, 2:24 AM PST0

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
by Brian Cates2 Jun 2013, 2:17 AM PST0

When NBC News granted Al Sharpton the honor of having a prime time news show on their cable outlet, MSNBC, they lauded his role as an “elder statesman” of the Democratic Party. They named the show “Politics Nation” and positioned
by Larry O'Connor1 Jun 2013, 11:22 AM PST0

In a Gallup Poll released in the heart of the gun control debate last April (after months and month of hysterical coverage), only 4% of Americans saw gun control as a priority. What they were (and are) most concerned about
by John Nolte1 Jun 2013, 8:01 AM PST0

by John Nolte1 Jun 2013, 7:25 AM PST0

LONDON, May 31 (UPI) — Thirty-six complaints have been filed against the employees since October, when a television documentary aired dozens of allegations of child sexual abuse against the late Jimmy Savile, a longtime BBC personality, The Guardian reported Thursday.
by Breitbart London31 May 2013, 12:31 PM PST0

The Huffington Post reported that “The White House Press Corps homepage and Twitter feed appears to have been hacked early Friday” but it appears they were observing a fake site and Twitter feed that has no actual affiliation with the
by Larry O'Connor31 May 2013, 11:17 AM PST0

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
by AWR Hawkins31 May 2013, 9:50 AM PST0

The Newspaper Guild-CWA sounds lofty but it is just another labor union, this one representing journalists. And as labor unions will, the Guild is stamping its feet over yesterday’s bombshell that the Chicago Sun-Times axed its entire photography staff. In
by John Nolte31 May 2013, 8:57 AM PST0

The Washington Post was one of the few news organizations in Washington DC to attend the off the record briefing by the Department of Justice to address the recent concerns over the DOJ’s heavy-handed use of search warrants on reporters. According to
by Larry O'Connor31 May 2013, 8:10 AM PST0

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.
by John Nolte31 May 2013, 6:32 AM PST0

Say what you will about MSNBC morning host Joe Scarborough; he doesn’t suffer from a deflated sense of self. In fact, he’s quite sure that he and only he has the secret to electoral success for the Republican party. This
by Larry O'Connor31 May 2013, 5:52 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor31 May 2013, 4:30 AM PST0

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
by Brian Cates31 May 2013, 2:11 AM PST0

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
by Pamela Geller30 May 2013, 5:36 PM PST0

In former CNN on-air anchor Soledad O’Brien’s address for Harvard’s 2013 Class Day, she passed two important bits of wisdom to the graduates: “Most people are idiots,” and “Don’t take anyone’s advice.” O’Brien said that the “idiots” advice was passed
by Warner Todd Huston30 May 2013, 3:24 PM PST0

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
by Joel B. Pollak30 May 2013, 12:58 PM PST0

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
by John Nolte30 May 2013, 10:05 AM PST0

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
by William Bigelow30 May 2013, 9:00 AM PST0

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
by Larry O'Connor30 May 2013, 5:56 AM PST0

by Larry O'Connor30 May 2013, 4:32 AM PST0