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South Africa Journal: Obama's Media Cadres

Press freedom has been a major issue in post-apartheid South Africa, especially since 2000, when President Thabo Mbeki and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) launched a campaign against the media, accusing it of racism. In fact, the media’s main

Phony Outrage: The Phil Robertson Witch-Hunt

Phony Outrage: The Phil Robertson Witch-Hunt

If Phil Robertson thinks he’s seen the worst parts of media hysteria over his gay remarks, he’s got another thing coming because there are few media reactions more absurd than those fueled by black victimhood. A Huffington Post headline reads,

Obama's New Year's Resolution: Be Nicer to the Press

Obama's New Year's Resolution: Be Nicer to the Press

In a press conference at the White House, CNN’s Brianna Keiler asked the question on everyone’s mind: what, exactly, was the President’s New Year’s resolution? After asking Obama how far he had come in implementing the agenda he spelled out

Two Hours Before Obama Presser, ObamaCare Site Crashes

Two Hours Before Obama Presser, ObamaCare Site Crashes

Early Friday afternoon, as millions of Americans who had their insurance plans scrambled to get coverage before the deadline — which is just a couple days away — the federal ObamaCare Website crashed (see screencap above). This occurred 20 days

Duck Hunt: NAACP Blasts Phil Robertson as 'Racist'

Duck Hunt: NAACP Blasts Phil Robertson as 'Racist'

The left’s shrill witch hunt to snuff out a culturally conservative television phenomenon marched on Thursday when the NAACP blasted “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson as  “racist.” During an interview with “GQ” magazine, the 67 year-old Robertson described himself as

Not Enough to Boycott A&E; You Have to Cancel Your Cable

Not Enough to Boycott A&E; You Have to Cancel Your Cable

For reasons of my own, I neither participate in, encourage, or organize boycotts. This piece isn’t about that. The A&E boycott over the suspension of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson for expressing his Christian beliefs does, however, give me the

CNN's Top-Five Credibility Catastrophes of 2013

CNN's Top-Five Credibility Catastrophes of 2013

This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the formerMost Trusted Name In News. The belief was that CNN’s ratings couldn’t sink muchlower than its 2012 lows and that newly-installed president Jeff Zuckercouldn’t possibly make things worse. Wrong. After

Yearly Ratings: CNN's Death March Continues

Yearly Ratings: CNN's Death March Continues

My colleague Ben Shapiro has already filled readers in on the continuing dominance of Fox News, which continued throughout 2013 and (thanks in large part to juggernaut Megyn Kelly) shows no signs of slowing down. The other news coming out

Armed Guards at Schools Deserves a Second Look

Last January President Obama kicked off his push for new gun control legislation saying “if there is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in Newtown, we should take that step.” Last week