I've been keeping a close watch on Jim Romenesko's Letters page over at Poynter Online to see what sort of reception New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent's admission that the Times is a liberal newspaper received from professional journalists. Surprisingly, the answer is: "Not much." In the four days since Okrent's column appeared, only […]
Al Sharpton is a gifted public speaker. He is also a race-baiter and a hatemonger. I was talking with a colleague earlier this evening when it seemed like the volume on every TV set in the newsroom was turned up to the max. They weren't, but when Sharpton speaks he's not exactly a shrinking violet. […]
The big "get" last night at the Democrat Convention was propagandist Michael Moore's appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor." For the past several months, O'Reilly has at times been woefully unprepared for some of his interviews. Just a week or two ago O'Reilly was railing against some judge's ruling in a case, but instead of quoting […]
Just got finished watching Ben Affleck talk to Bill O'Reilly on Fox News Channel. Affleck, surprisingly enough, didn't come across as a raving, left-wing loony. It's obvious he's been reading the New York Times, because he is woefully misinformed on some issues (e.g. Saddam and Osama hated each other and had no relationship). Interestingly enough, […]
I'm not a big fan of columnist Ann Coulter. As I've said before, I think that she's a bomb-thrower -- a conservative Maureen Dowd. Having said that, I was surprised to see that USA Today had dropped her column on the Democrat convention yesterday. You can find the rejected column here, along with the questions […]
Someone inside the New York Times building has finally put in print what practically everyone on Earth already knew. (Dan Rather excepted.) Times public editor Daniel Okrent comes clean in Sunday's column. Is The New York Times a Liberal Newspaper? [O]F course it is. The fattest file on my hard drive is jammed with letters […]
The Associated Press is reporting that Sen. John Kerry "narrowly trails" George W. Bush in the electoral college. John Kerry narrowly trails President Bush in the battle for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, as he makes his case at the Democratic National Convention this week to topple the Republican incumbent. […]
So, MSNBC has unveiled its blog for coverage of the Democrats' convention next week in Boston. Entitled "Hardblogger," the blog will surely be anything but. Why? Because, of the seven bloggers, one is a Republican, four are Democrats and the other two are liberal-leaning journalists. One blogger, Ron Reagan, Jr., is also a speaker at […]
Aging singer Linda Ronstadt has gotten a lot of press lately for last weekend's performance in Las Vegas. Ronstadt's apparently scripted dedication of love and devotion for the propagandist Michael Moore caused a ruckus at the Aladdin which reportedly prompted concertgoers to dump drinks, rip down posters, boo and demand refunds. Well, it appears she […]
The Federal Trade Commission has treated MoveOn.org and Common Cause's petition (which I mentioned earlier this week) with the consideration it deserves. From Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris: I am not aware of any instance in which the Federal Trade Commission has investigated the slogan of a news organization. There is no way to evaluate this […]