Mixed Reaction to National Anthem in Media Filing Room: To Stand or Not to Stand
Some reporters continued to sit while the National Anthem played at the start of the GOP’s presidential primary debate.
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L.A. Times Staff Purge Continues
The L.A. Times is still bleeding employees this week with the announcement of a third high-placed staffer leaving the paper.
The 5 Awkward Questions They Won’t Answer About The Drowned Boy, Syria And Our ‘Moral Duty’
1. What’s the truth behind the story of the drowned boy Aylan Kurdi? There’s just so much that doesn’t add up. Starting with the fact that the boy’s name is actually Alan Shenu. His father Abdullah claims he and his
Spanish-Language Journalists Call Donald Trump ‘Hitler,’ ‘Monkey’
As the Trump campaign rolls onward, Spanish-language media in the U.S. are turning increasingly hostile with the real estate mogul, calling him everything from Hitler to a monkey.
China Punishes 50 Websites for ‘Creating Panic’ with Tianjin Chemical Explosion Reports
The Chinese government has ramped up censorship operations in light of the massive chemical explosion in Tianjin, publishing a report in which they accuse fifty websites of “creating panic” by “publishing unverified information” about the nature of the blast and the company storing the chemicals that exploded.
The Huffington Post Defends HuffPostArabi, Its Pro-Jihad Hate Site
HuffPostArabi, the new Arabic edition of the Huffington Post, has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Routinely condemned by both the right and left; the site–led by former Al Jazeera editors and Muslim Brotherhood supporters–has drawn support from the Huffington Post’s Washington Bureau Chief, Ryan Grim, who has taken to explaining “Why We’re in The Middle East.”
NBC Straightens up MSNBC; Buys Stake in Vox, Buzzfeed
NBC announced last week that it will straighten-up MSNBC’s left-wing slant and make a $200 million investment in in Vox Media.
Pentagon Legal Guidelines Compare War Correspondents to Enemy Spies
A new Pentagon legal guide compares war correspondents to enemy spies and allows reporters to be treated as “unprivileged belligerents.
Cartels’ War on Media Takes a Monumental Shift as Journalists Targeted in Mexico City
The drug cartels’ war on media continues to escalate with journalists being targeted in Mexico City. Being a journalist in Mexico that brings attention to drug trade and other forms of organized crime has routinely been regarded as one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
World Implodes over Dead Lion in Zimbabwe, Ignores Planned Parenthood
On Tuesday, the world lost its collective mind – whatever is left of it, anyway – when media discovered the identity of the killer of a Zimbabwean named Cecil. Cecil is a lion. Cecil, a lion, was by most accounts “one of Africa’s most famous lions.” Cecil, incredibly, was famous for being a lion, not for curing cancer, although you wouldn’t know that by the media coverage.
Newspapers Still Facing Troubles with Continued Job Loss
The decline of the newspaper industry is continuing as analysts report that overall another 10.4 percent of newsroom jobs have been lost. Minority jobs in the industry have also fallen to a new low level.
Trump Interview: ‘Admire Palin,’ Political Media ‘Amazingly Dishonest,’ Real Climate Change ‘Nuclear’
In the Palin Update radio program released Monday, host Kevin Scholla interviews 2016 Presidential candidate and American success story Donald Trump, who offers his admiration of Governor Palin, his take on the “amazingly dishonest” political media, taking on “weak, ineffective” politicians in both major political parties, the pathetic treatment of veterans, “nuclear climate change,” his run for the White House, and how he plans to make America great again.
Chinese Government Instructs Media How to Cover Stock Market Crisis
The China Digital Times reports on some strict instructions from the Chinese communist government to media outlets on how to cover the Chinese stock market collapse. Among other things, reporters were instructed not to refer to it as a “collapse.”
In Defense of a Gawker Media Writer (No, Really!)
I follow Erin Ryan on Twitter and I’m pretty familiar with her sense of humor. I also did a great interview with her before CPAC this year. She saw fit to give a Breitbart contributor and former CPAC Director nearly 2,000 words to talk about the conservative movement on Jezebel. How bad can she be?
VIDEO: ‘The Decline of the Mainstream Media’ Panel Discussion in Denver, Colorado, Chaired by Breitbart London Editor Raheem Kassam
DENVER, Colorado – Breitbart London‘s Editor-in-Chief, Raheem Kassam, chaired a panel in Denver last week discussing the decline of the mainstream media. He was joined by Red Alert Politics’ Ashley Dobson, the Bow Group’s Benjamin Harris-Quinney, public speaker Nick Adams,
NY Times Quotes Communist Propaganda to Attack Rubio as Cuba’s ‘Least Favorite Son’
In an article originally titled, “Little Affinity for Marco Rubio in Cuba Despite Family Roots” (later changed to “Marco Rubio Is Hardly a Hero in Cuba. He Likes That” without explanation), Times reporter Jason Horowitz writes that “the first Cuban-American to have a plausible chance to become president of the United States is the island’s least favorite son.”
Hillary Clinton Can’t Even Be Honest About Ice Cream
Now that we have settled the absolutely critical question of Hillary Clinton’s favorite flavor of ice cream, perhaps now the press can ask some questions about her email server or Benghazi or something. That is, if she ever lets them get past the rope line.
Limbaugh: Media ‘Kind of Mean’ to Robert Griffin III Because He’s Republican
On his radio show earlier this week, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh reacted to the treatment of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III after his involvement in Tuesday’s United Nations General Assembly, where Griffin, along with other celebrities, advocated for the protection and
Bristol Palin Strikes Back: ‘This Pregnancy Was Actually Planned’
In response to the chorus of critics who attacked her after she announced she was pregnant, Bristol Palin posted a follow up blog post titled “My Little Blessing,” affirming her strong pro-life beliefs and clarifying some of the misrepresentations being made about her.
Gawker Attacks Bristol Palin’s Pregnancy Post: ‘Makes Great Argument for Abortion’
The Gawker article denigrates Bristol for ignoring that “she has any choice in the matter,” as the pro-abortion left likes to characterize their view of what Christians like the Palins believe is murder of an innocent unborn child.
Kim Kardashian to Give Talk about Female Objectification in Media
Reality TV queen Kim Kardashian is set to give a talk about female objectification in the media later this month.
Media Crackdown: Turkish Journalists Detained for Asking Questions about ISIS
The Turkish government’s uneasy relationship with freedom of the press led to another bit of unpleasantness on Tuesday, when four journalists made the mistake of asking the governor of a border town if he was concerned that ISIS militants fleeing a defeat at Kurdish hands might cross into Turkey and cause trouble.
Russian TV Reporter Fired for Questioning Kremlin’s Narrative
Konstantin Goldentsvayg, the now-former Berlin correspondent for Russian state-owned television station NTV, was fired last week for an interview he gave with German media outlet Phoenix.
No Surprise: George P. Bush Endorses His Dad for President
Ending what might have been the least-mysterious mystery of the 2016 election cycle, on Monday Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush endorsed his father, former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL), for President.
Goodwill and Civility Drown at the McKinney Pool Party
We are meant to imagine an innocent, if perhaps a bit high-spirited, gathering of cheerful teens interrupted by a brutal racist cop, who couldn’t wait to find the nearest young lady of color and body-slam her for fun. The reality seems a bit more… nuanced.
