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Without fanfare, CNN dumped Jack Cafferty, the curmudgeon who, like the network, portrayed himself as an independent but railed more often than not against conservatives. According to Media Bistro, CNN did not renew Cafferty’s contract and his last day at the

The Boston Globe recently sued the Department of Homeland Security to get the agency to publicly disclose the names of 8,500 illegal aliens convicted of crimes it has released since 2008.  According to federal officials, those illegal immigrants had been scheduled to

The accuracy of a claim that had generated significant chatter in liberal circles regarding Fox News boss Roger Ailes having “benched” Karl Rove as a contributor in the aftermath of the presidential election is being called into question, as Rove

NBC Sports talker Bob Costas caught plenty of heat for launching into an anti-gun rant in the wake of the murder/suicide committed by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher. Last night, Costas waded into the subject once more, but this time

Ben Smith’s BuzzFeed is stumping on behalf of the House members responsible for the purge of top conservatives from committee leadership. They’re accomplishing that trick by having staffers for those House members praise each other. BuzzFeed then reports those comments

Today, Media Matters featured Breitbart News in its front-page salvo against conservative media, which it labeled a “racket,” following in the footsteps of discredited former conservative Joe Scarborough of MSNBC. Media Matters acknowledged the explosive growth of Breitbart News: [I]n

The NY Times’ public editor has a new column in which she contradicts Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein and advocates for more, and more integrated, fact-checking in the news. Back in April, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein decided to promote

New CNN programming chief Jeff Zucker will reportedly replace Soledad O’Brien, the host of the network’s morning show “Starting Point,” with Erin Burnett, who currently hosts “Outfront,” which airs at 7 p.m. on the struggling cable news network.  The New York

The Word has come down from the ESPN president, and it isn’t the same Word that Tim Tebow lives by. This Word is: Cut back on Tebow coverage. ESPN president John Skipper has lowered the boom on reporters discussing Tebow.

The Washington Post is trying to help its sister-Obama-outlet NBC News in its battle with George Zimmerman, the security guard who shot Trayvon Martin. Last week Zimmerman filed suit against NBC Universal alleging that when NBC News mis-edited the 911

Guess who is in line to be the next U.S. ambassador to France. Here’s a clue – Michelle Obama is pushing for her. Would you believe Anna Wintour, Vogue editor and major Obama bundler? Wintour is reportedly “under consideration” for

Joe Scarborough, MSNBC’s “House Conservative,” showed his desperation to please his liberal audience today on his 2nd place cable morning show “Morning Joe.”  Watch the video below to see the former Republican congressman explain that the conservative movement has lost

On Sunday, December 15, CNN is slated to run a special starring Soledad O’Brien titled “Who Is Black in America?” The goal of the series: to racially polarize the country, push the notion that racism is still the most serious

Business magnate Donald Trump tweeted late Monday that if Republicans ever want to win presidential elections in the next few decades, they must rid themselves of GOP consultant Karl Rove. “If the Republicans ever want to win a presidential election

The all-important social media site BuzzFeed ran a weekend hit piece on comic artist Matthew Inman, proprietor of TheOatmeal.com, the incredibly popular comic website. Buzzfeed’s article was penned by one Jack Stuef. What was the point of the piece? It

A New York Times article published Sunday touches a subject that seemed off-limits for progressive media until now: namely, that Ambassador Susan Rice bears at least some of the blame for certain Obama administration foreign policy snafus.  In particular, the NYT points to

Investigative journalist Kerry Picket has joined Breitbart News.  Picket formerly edited and wrote for the Washington Times opinion section and its “Water Cooler” blog. She also covered Capitol Hill and campaign and elections for the publication. Picket has regularly appeared

Chris Matthews and his mainstream media cohorts seem to be pining for a Hillary Clinton versus Chris Christie battle in the 2016 presidential election. “I want to see Hillary Clinton versus Chris Christie,” Matthews said during this weekend’s “The Chris

In an eyebrow raising article, liberal New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof offered a startling concession:  “This is painful for a liberal to admit, but conservatives have a point when they suggest that America’s safety net can sometimes entangle people

In an article detailing Cuban president Raul Castro’s attempt to “remake the country”, the New York Times seems surprised that the restricted capitalism he is promoting is failing. The Times avers that Castro has made agriculture his top priority, and

With American set to hit the debt ceiling again thanks to out-of-control government spending, the Washington Post has suggested a solution for President Obama: mint two platinum coins valued at $1 trillion each. What would this do? According to the

WAPO’s David Ignatius had an important Dec. 7 column in which he raised a question about Obama’s stance toward the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, and then answered his own question.  The question was crucial: “How did Washington

TIME has published a year-end top ten best and worst places in the world to live. Sadly, there isn’t a single place in the U.S.A. on that list. The worst place to live on this list is, unsurprisingly, the disaster-prone (both

On Thursday, George Zimmerman filed suit against NBC News and three NBC producers he accuses of intentionally painting him as a racist. Zimmerman and his attorneys have now done what many in the new media only dream of doing, holding