What influenced President Obama’s mercurial decision on military intervention in Syria? According to Michael Calderone, it may have been the editors and op-ed writers at the New York Times. Calderone confirms that President Obama had an off-the-record meeting with Times
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz took aim at video games Tuesday night by holding up the latest release of “Grand Theft Auto” as an example of “violent” video games that theoretically contribute to mass shootings like the Navy Yard rampage on Monday.
Polling agency Survata conducted a survey or 8,546 people to determine the initial perceptions of America’s newest cable news station. They asked respondents a straightforward question: “Do you perceive Al Jazeera America as an objective news source?” According to the survey,
Yesterday the US Senate attempted to define who is and is not a journalist. In the process of passing a “Shield Law” to protect journalists and their sources, a fiery debate ensued over just who is a journalist and who
An Italian journalist and Belgian writer who had been held captive in Syria for the past six months were released this past Sunday. Domenico Quirico says he overheard a conversation held on Skype by his captors. The captors claimed that the
Lionel Richie is offering unsolicited advice to Billy Ray Cyrus in light of the recent questionable behavior of Billy Ray’s Disney princess, Miley. “When you have a teenage daughter growing up in Hollywood, in the business, I mean, what I
Anthony Weiner suffered a humiliating loss in his bid to become the mayor of New York City. Remarkably, a little over 31,000 New Yorkers wanted Weiner to run Gotham but that wasn’t enough to give the former congressman even 5%
Today Show host Matt Lauer has lashed out at the media for negative reporting on his conflicts with former co-host Ann Curry. Lauer’s harsh words appear in the latest issue of Esquire where the NBC star gave an extensive
CNN’s Jake Tapper grilled deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken Monday over Bashar al-Assad’s assertion that the Obama administration had “no evidence” that the Syrian government had ordered a chemical attack last month. Tapper played part of the interview Assad
When he needed their votes, President Obama was more than willing to go to the Univision studios for a special forum appealing to the Latino vote. But now that he’s president and a major international crisis is brewing over chemical
Now junior can play with his own meth lab with the all new lego brick set based on the AMC hit series “Breaking Bad.” The manufacturer is quick to point out that they are an independent toy designer not affiliated
The Washington DC government is contemplating a 24-hour waiting period for people looking to get a tattoo. The “Think Before You Ink” law would apply to piercings as well. “The licensee or operator of a body art establishment shall
Charlie Rose has scored an exclusive interview with Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad. Excerpts of the interview ran on CBS’ morning show hosted by Rose, but the full interview will run exclusively on Rose’s PBS program Monday night. Given the American
Should American school days start later? President Obama’s Secretary of Education Arne Duncan started a lively debate on Twitter Aug. 19 when he wrote, “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Sept. 4 (UPI) — Officials said Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan was shaved after his move to death row and Texas legislators proposed a new compensation bill for shooting victims. Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009
Brazil’s senate is requesting federal police protection for US journalist Glenn Greenwald and his domestic partner, David Miranda. The request came as the senate opened an investigation into U.S. spying in the nation. Senators want journalist Glenn Greenwald and his
Chris Matthews appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday morning to analyze the political ramifications of the congressional debate to support President Obama’s call for a military strike against Syria. Matthews said the President had put the Democrats in congress in
Rush Limbaugh speculated that perhaps the Syrian rebels affiliated with Al Qaeda used chemical weapons to frame Bashar Al-Assad and to draw the US into the effort to topple the Assad Regime. On his Tuesday morning program, Rush asked the
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan characterized the paper’s Syria coverage as not “sufficiently skeptical” of President Obama’s case for war. Going further, Sullivan accused her paper of using the administration’s voice rather than their own in reporting: I’ve
Reporters Without Borders has issued a scathing report on the treatment of reporters in Egypt since the removal of President Mohamed Morsi in early July: Since 3 July, a total of five journalists have been killed, 80 journalists have been
A Cairo court Tuesday ordered the closure of four television channels, including Al-Jazeera Egypt and Ahrar 25, a network belonging to the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. The Associated Press reports the court claims the stations had been operating illegally and were
A controversial talk radio host has been murdered by hooded gunmen in southern Philippines, police said Friday. Fernando Solijon, 47, host of a weekday show on DXLS station in Iligan City, had frequently criticized local officials on his radio show
The AP is reporting that the Guardian Newspaper has struck a deal with the British Government to allow authorities to examine documents they seized after detaining reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner for questioning on August 18th as he changed planes on his
Via AFP: Eight bus drivers in Paraguay and one of their wives have undergone crucifixion in a gruesome protest after the drivers were sacked, an AFP reporter witnessed Thursday. The protesters have had 15-inch nails driven into the flesh between
Ed Schultz is back in prime time on MSNBC and his convoluted, blustery, incoherent, illogical analysis is back too. He took to the peacock network’s cable outlet Thursday night to hammer conservatives (specifically using the veiled quasi-anti-semitic term ‘neocons’) for
I don’t think any of us were expecting this. Julian Assange has appeared in a rap video wearing a mullet wig that makes him look like an albino Billy Ray Cyurus. He sings a WikiLeaks-themed parody of the hit rock
Keith Olbermann premiered a new sports show on ESPN2 last night. During one segment, he declared that “Reporting is dead” and went on to attack the New York Daily News for a recent report on the New York Jets: Reporting
AdWeek is reporting that The Daily Beast could lose as much as $12 million dollars this year. The article focuses on the Beast’s enigmatic leader, Tina Brown, and speculates about what her next move will be after the disastrous acquisition
Fox News channel media analyst Howard Kurtz commented on President Obama’s recent interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo about how some Republican congressman had told him they were “worried about what Rush Limbaugh is going to say about me on the radio”
Canadian journalist Lori Welbourne was interviewing Walter Gray, Mayor of Kelowna, about whether it was legal to go topless in public. Welbourne took a pro-topless position with the mayor and then asked him to hold her microphone and undid her
Call him “Captain Obvious.” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes has a firm grasp on what everyone in the universe knows: his show is tanking in the ratings. In a fawning puff piece about MSNBC in this month’s New Yorker magazine, Hayes admits
The Huffington Post is chastising media outlets for not immediately referring to Bradley Manning as “she” now that he has decided that he is transgendered and wishes to be treated as a woman and called “Chelsea.” HuffPo’s admonishing, accusatory
The Huffington Post has accused Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and Fox News of falsely injecting race into the story of Australian baseball player Christopher Lane who was murdered last week while jogging in Duncan, Okla. Police have not ascribed any racial
Finally we have an answer to the burning question: “What does Lady Gaga think about the Bradley Manning verdict?” The news of Bradley Manning’s sentencing is devastating. If our own can’t speak up about injustice who will? How will we
Add Donald Trump to the growing chorus of observers lashing out at New York Magazine‘s hyperbolic article chronicling the recent drama at Fox News surrounding the firing of Brian Lewis. The Donald took to Twitter to call the article by
When it came time to pick a little puppy pal for White House dog, Bo, the Obama family seems to have made the politically incorrect choice of purchasing a pure-bred instead of adopting a rescue dog from one of the
The Associated Press reports both CBS and ABC are gaining ground on the once-dominant NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: Evening newscasts on ABC and CBS are both gaining ground on market leader Brian Williams of NBC News, but that’s
Dr. Phil finds himself in a Twitter controversy after having to delete a tweet that caused quite a stir: Considering Dr. Phil hosts a talk show driven by lifestyle and relationship driven topics, it seems the subject matter is
After his appearance on ABC News’ “This Week,” Fox News contributor Bill Kristol participated in the online post panel conversation wherein he suggested Gov. Sarah Palin could revive her political career by running for US Senate. I think the way
When Gary Knell became CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), it was in the wake of James O’Keefe’s hidden video exposé showing the fundraising arm of the publicly funded radio network trashing Republicans and seemingly complicit with receiving donations from
