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In response to Journalistic Incompetence Has an Ideological Bias: I happen to live in Florida, and can remember a very early report of the Zimmerman-Martin incident on morning news radio describing it as “a fatal altercation between a white man

Journalistic Incompetence Has an Ideological Bias

In response to Big Media and the Trayvon Martin Case: Wrong from Minute One: Galling.  Over at my blog, I wrote about the intersection of ignorance and ideology. There’s an ideological edge to this laziness: Reporters get their pre-fabricated stories

Judge Rules out Audio Experts in Zimmerman Trial

Judge Rules out Audio Experts in Zimmerman Trial

Judge Debra Nelson, who is presiding over the murder trial of George Zimmerman, ruled Saturday that although a tape of a 911 call may be admitted in the trial, prosecution audio experts who say that the voice screaming is Trayvon

Trayvon Martin Family's Atty: Trayvon Not on Trial

Trayvon Martin Family's Atty: Trayvon Not on Trial

Trayvon Martin’s family’s attorney, Ben Crump, said Wednesday, “Trayvon Martin is not on trial here, he is the victim. George Zimmerman, his killer, is the man who is on trial.” Noting that former New York City police detective Harry Houck

Families Speak Out as Zimmerman Trial Begins

Families Speak Out as Zimmerman Trial Begins

(AP) Trayvon Martin’s family wants peace and prayers as jury selection begins in the trial of George Zimmerman, a Fla. neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the teen’s death. Zimmerman’s brother is confident the prosecution doesn’t have a case.

Zimmerman Trial to Start Today

Zimmerman Trial to Start Today

The murder trial begins Monday for George Zimmerman, the volunteer night watchman who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, sparking protests across the United States and claims of racial profiling. The trial, expected to last at least a month, begins

Zimmerman Attorneys Release Martin Cell Phone Photos, Texts

Texts and photos from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone were released Thursday by defense attorneys for George Zimmerman. Some of the photos appear to have been released online previously while others, including photos of a Smith & Wesson handgun, appear to

Zimmerman Defense: Trayvon on Pot

Zimmerman Defense: Trayvon on Pot

The defense in the George Zimmerman trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida last year, wants to introduce evidence that Martin was a marijuana user. Prosecutors have asked the judge not to allow any evidence that Martin

Trayvon Martin's Parents Settle Wrongful Death Suit

Trayvon Martin's Parents Settle Wrongful Death Suit

(AP) SANFORD, Fla.The parents of a teenager who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer last year have settled a wrongful-death claim against the homeowners association of the Florida subdivision where their son was killed. The Orlando Sentinel ( http://thesent.nl/YYnBB7)

Zimmerman Prosecutors: Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Lied Under Oath

Zimmerman Prosecutors: Trayvon Martin's Girlfriend Lied Under Oath

Trayon Martin’s girlfriend, the lead witness against George Zimmerman in his second-degree murder trial, lied under oath, according to lawyers on both sides of the case.  State prosecutors admitted Tuesday that Martin’s girlfriend falsely claimed she was in the hospital on the

The San Jose Memory-Hole

When it comes to airbrushing away inconveniences, the San Jose Mercury-News can teach those 1938 Soviets a thing or two. Case in point: their story on suspected serial killer Chris Dorner (complete with handy ‘RACISM’ headline and camo-American flag photo)

Piers Morgan Syndrome

This week George Zimmerman’s brother went on Piers Morgan’s show to defend his brother’s actions against Trayvon Martin.  Newsbusters reports: CNN’s Piers Morgan invoked the death of Trayvon Martin to support his case for gun control, but the brother of Martin’s